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- Pristine Asteroid Ryugu Samples Reveal Full Genetic Alphabet Confirming Space-Based Origins for Life’s Building Blocks
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Research
An international research team has identified all five canonical nucleobases of DNA and RNA within contamination-free samples returned from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. This land...
- Bennu Asteroid Samples Reveal Life’s Building Blocks Formed in Frigid, Radioactive Space Environments
Published: Feb 28, 2026
Section: Research
Analysis of samples returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission suggests that amino acids on asteroid Bennu originated in icy, radioactive conditions rather than warm liquid water. This...