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2 weeks ago

Scientists discover how building blocks of LIFE formed on an asteroid

Amino acids formed on asteroid Bennu in cold, radioactive conditions, showing life's building blocks can form without warm liquid water and may have seeded Earth.
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2 months ago

Is life out there? NASA finds essential sugars on asteroid Bennu

Essential sugars including ribose and glucose were detected on asteroid Bennu, indicating molecular building blocks of life were present across the early solar system.
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