4 days ago · The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As part of the ongoing study of pristine …

3 days ago · Stardust found in NASA’s Bennu samples reveals sugars, mysterious polymer, and supernova dust—evidence of life’s molecular building blocks in early solar system.

3 days ago · Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life developed on Earth, scientists say.

1 day ago · Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something NASA is calling "space gum?"

4 days ago · Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust, offering fresh clues to how life's ingredients formed in the early solar system.

NASA scientist and OSIRIS‑REx Co‑ Investigator Daniel Glavin has discussed the discovery of ribose and glucose in Bennu samples, framing them as evidence that such sugars could have been ...

5 days ago · Bennu samples have abundant supernova stardust and clasts that are richer in presolar silicates and organics than other chondritic samples, suggesting that the protolith sampled material …