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NASA's Bennu Samples Reveal Life's Origins
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from the asteroid Bennu, revealing an abundance of organic compounds essential for life, including amino acids, nucleobases, and mineral salts. These samples suggest that the building blocks for life were not only present on Bennu but were also widespread across the early solar system, potentially delivered to Earth by asteroid impacts. The presence of sodium-rich minerals and evidence of water indicates that Bennu once hosted a brine-rich environment conducive to prebiotic chemistry. The findings support the theory that asteroids may have contributed to the emergence of life on Earth, as they could have carried the necessary organic materials and conditions from ancient wet worlds. These results were made possible by the pristine condition in which the samples were returned and analyzed, avoiding contamination from Earth's environment. The studies, published in journals such as Nature and Nature Astronomy, provide significant insights into the early solar system's conditions and the origins of life.
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