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Bio-Essential Sugars Discovered in Samples from Asteroid Bennu

How did the molecular building blocks of life arrive at early Earth? To find out, NASA sent a spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx to collect samples from the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu. Now, a team of Japanese and US scientists have discovered the bio-essential sugars ribose and glucose within the Bennu samples. RNA uses ribose for its structure. Glucose provides cells with energy and is used to make fibers like cellulose, a structural component of cell walls. The discovery suggests that these simple sugars were brought to the early Earth by meteorites. In this interview, OSIRIS-REx Project Scientist Daniel Glavin discusses the discovery of ribose and glucose in the Bennu samples and the implications for the formation and evolution of life. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-... https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01... Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Daniel Glavin: Scientist/Interviewee Yoshihiro Furukawa: Scientific Consulting Dan Gallagher: Producer/Editor John D. Philyaw: Videographer Rob Andreoli: Videographer Tahira Allen: Public Affairs Kathryn Mersmann: Support Aaron E. Lepsch: Technical Support This video and accompanying graphics can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14932. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-cente.... If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel:    / nasagoddard   Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram:   / nasagoddard   · X:   / nasagoddard   · Facebook:   / nasagoddard   · Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc