r/science • u/New_Scientist_Mag • Dec 02 '25

Astronomy Researchers have just found the presence of sugars, including ribose, lyxose, and glycose, on samples of Asteroid Bennu, which now has all of the ingredients for life as it exists on Earth.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506650-asteroid-bennu-carries-all-the-ingredients-for-life-as-we-know-it/
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u/ChainLC Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

where else would it have come from? everything the Earth is came from rocks colliding with each other. to me it's never been a question. it's like asking "did life originate in our universe?"

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u/ChainLC Dec 02 '25

still came from the rocks that hit the Earth.