OSIRIS-REx Bennu samples contain amino acids, show shared cosmic origin

Analysis of returned asteroid material confirms building blocks of life, links Bennu to other known solar system bodies.

Theo Anand

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Samples returned to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission from asteroid Bennu have been found to contain amino acids, the molecular building blocks of life.^[1]