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Scientists analyzing samples from the asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, have made significant discoveries related to the origins of life and the early solar system. The findings include the presence of ribose (a sugar molecule found in RNA), glucose, amino acids, nucleobases, a hard, once-gooey substance called carbamate, and a surprising abundance of presolar grains originating from supernovae. These discoveries support the “RNA world hypothesis” and suggest that asteroids like Bennu may have delivered the building blocks of life to Earth. The presence of carbamate also strengthens the theory that life could have been seeded from outer space. The high concentration of supernova-origin presolar grains in Bennu raises questions about its uniqueness compared to other asteroids.

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Asteroid Bennu Yields Clues to the Origins of Life

Bengaluru, January 1, 2026 – An international team of scientists studying samples retrieved from the asteroid Bennu have announced groundbreaking discoveries that shed new light on the origins of life and the early solar system. The findings, published in Nature Geoscience and Nature Astronomy, reveal the presence of key organic molecules, including ribose (a sugar molecule found in RNA), glucose, amino acids, nucleobases, and a unique nitrogen-rich material called carbamate, previously unseen in extraterrestrial samples.

The asteroid samples, collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, also contain a surprisingly high concentration of presolar grains originating from supernovae, suggesting that Bennu’s parent asteroid formed in a region rich in stellar debris.

“These findings strengthen the possibility that life was seeded from outer space thanks to the nitrogen-rich polymers on Bennu” says a scientists from the team working on the project.

The discovery of sugars and other building blocks of life on Bennu lends support to the “RNA world hypothesis,” which posits that early life used RNA as both its genetic material and for catalytic functions.

The findings may rewrite some theologies in science books and add substance to scientific theories.

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