Asteroid Bennu's Space-Gum And Sugars Shock NASA — Reshaping Theories On Early Earth

Asteroid Bennu's sample delivered a shock: ribose and glucose were found, confirming the widespread presence of life's fundamental building blocks in the early Solar System.

Sugars, 'gum,' stardust found in NASA's asteroid Bennu samples

The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar ...
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Could asteroid Bennu’s mysterious ‘space gum’ reveal how life began?

NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed an unexpected mix of sugars, sticky 'gum-like' material and ancient stardust. Scientists ...

Chemists pioneer light-driven macrolactone synthesis for fast route to complex natural compound

Macrolactones—large ring lactones—are core components of many natural products and pharmaceutical agents. Traditional ...