Bennu samples

Building blocks of life discovered in Bennu asteroid rewrite origin story: According to the researchers some amino acids, the building blocks for life, in the asteroid Bennu samples likely formed in a different way than was previously thought, in the harsh conditions of the early solar system.

NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video)

NASA’s Bennu Samples Reveal Complex Origins, Dramatic Transformation

NASA’s Bennu Samples Reveal Complex Origins, Dramatic Transformation

Life’s building blocks in Bennu samples - EurekAlert

Unlocking the Building Blocks of Life With NASA’s Bennu Samples

1st look at asteroid Bennu samples suggests space rock may even be 'a fragment of an ancient ocean world'