Bennu asteroid samples yield watery history, key molecules for life
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing insights into the origins of life on Earth. Analysis found water-rich clay, rare evaporite minerals, and organic compounds like amino acids and DNA nucleobases, suggesting asteroids could have delivered essential ingredients for life to early Earth through impacts.
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