ArticleNature astronomy2025
Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu.
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- Reconstructing the aqueous environment of the Ryugu parent body through the speciation of multiple elements.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Nucleosynthetic constraints on the origin of Bennu and CI-like asteroids.Science advances · 2026Article
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- Extraterrestrial amino acids evolve differently in asteroid Bennu and Ryugu: Possible mechanisms and future perspectives.Fundamental research · 2026Article
- Catalytic non-energetic formation of diverse peptides on cosmic dust under extraterrestrial conditions.Communications chemistry · 2026Article
- Gradual Destruction of Refractory Stardust in Alkali Brines on Asteroid Bennu.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Emergence of biosignatures on Earth and implications for life detection.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Ryugu and Bennu preserve primordial isotopic heterogeneity absent from the meteorite record.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Meteor over New York City: Brines in a primitive CM asteroid.Science advances · 2026Article
- Origin of sulfur allotropes on the carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu and implications to the sulfur chemistry in the interstellar medium.Science advances · 2026Article
- Interstellar Stereoisomerism.ACS earth & space chemistry · 2026Review
- Asteroid sample return missions are critical for understanding our Solar System.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Ammonium-bearing phyllosilicate grains detected in Ryugu and Bennu samples via infrared spectroscopy.Nature communications · 2026Article
- The master molecule that built biology: How water shaped the chemistry of life.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026Review
- Direct observation of organic molecules in asteroid ryugu revealed by high-resolution atomic force microscope.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Impact-processed nitrogen-bearing organics in Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6 lunar regolith.Science advances · 2026Article
- Nanoscale infrared spectroscopy reveals complex organic-mineral assemblages in asteroid Bennu.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- A highly limited amino acid library from asteroid Bennu yields wide-ranging protein folds.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Distribution of extraterrestrial nucleobases, other N-heterocycles, and their precursors in a sample from asteroid Bennu.Communications chemistry · 2026Article
- Stringent selection on kinetics of condensation reactions: early steps in chemical evolution.Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP · 2026Article
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Daniel P Glavin *Solar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7779-7765
Jason P Dworkin *Solar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3961-8997
Conel M O'D AlexanderEarth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8558-1427
José C AponteSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0131-1981
Allison A BaczynskiDepartment of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7490-6620
Jessica J BarnesLunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7151-1014
Hans A BechtelLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA.
Eve L BergerAstromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX USA.
Aaron S BurtonNASA Headquarters, Washington, DC USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1194-4336
Paola CaselliCenter for Astrochemical Studies, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1481-7911
Angela H ChungSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6205-3381
Simon J ClemettAstromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX USA.
George D CodyEarth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC USA.
Gerardo DominguezCalifornia State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0861-2744
Jamie E ElsilaSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0008-2590
Kendra K FarnsworthSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2549-8311
Dionysis I FoustoukosEarth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8402-3717
Katherine H FreemanDepartment of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA.
Yoshihiro FurukawaDepartment of Earth Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7241-530X
Zack GainsforthSpace Science Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8180-3507
Heather V GrahamSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1986-1885
Tommaso GrassiCenter for Astrochemical Studies, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3019-1077
Barbara Michela GiulianoCenter for Astrochemical Studies, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-8599-2736
Victoria E HamiltonSouthwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8675-2083
Pierre HaenecourLunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5671-5388
Philipp R HeckRobert A. Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies, Negaunee Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6319-2594
Amy E HofmannJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6869-5118
Christopher H HouseDepartment of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4926-4985
Yongsong HuangDepartment of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science, Brown University, Providence, RI USA.
Hannah H KaplanSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6562-9462
Lindsay P KellerAstromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1560-2939
Bumsoo KimAstromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0533-1330
Toshiki KogaBiogeochemistry Research Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushima, Yokosuka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5728-0590
Michael LissTechnical University Munich, Freising, Germany.
Hannah L McLainSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.
Matthew A MarcusLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA USA.
Mila MatneyDepartment of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA.
Timothy J McCoyNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4573-3553
Ophélie M McIntoshDepartment of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8714-2586
Angel MojarroSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.
Hiroshi NaraokaDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2373-8759
Ann N NguyenAstromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0442-1991
Michel NuevoNASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA USA.
Joseph A NuthSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.
Yasuhiro ObaInstitute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, N19W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6852-3604
Eric T ParkerSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7825-5941
Tanya S PeretyazhkoAstromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5533-6490
Scott A SandfordNASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA USA.
Ewerton SantosDepartment of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science, Brown University, Providence, RI USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1550-4132
Philippe Schmitt-KopplinCenter for Astrochemical Studies, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0824-2664
Frederic SeguinSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0009-0003-3306-4350
Danielle N SimkusSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.
Anique ShahidCenter for Astrochemical Studies, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-1127-4903
Yoshinori TakanoBiogeochemistry Research Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushima, Yokosuka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1151-144X
Kathie L Thomas-KeprtaAstromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX USA.
Havishk TripathiSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0371-3527
Gabriella WeissSolar System Exploration Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD USA.
Yuke ZhengRobert A. Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies, Negaunee Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL USA.
Nicole G LunningAstromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX USA.
Kevin RighterDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6075-7908
Harold C ConnollyLunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1803-5098
Dante S LaurettaLunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2597-5950
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Abstract
Organic matter in meteorites reveals clues about early Solar System chemistry and the origin of molecules important to life, but terrestrial exposure complicates interpretation. Samples returned from the B-type asteroid Bennu by the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer mission enabled us to study pristine carbonaceous astromaterial without uncontrolled exposure to Earth's biosphere. Here we show that Bennu samples are volatile rich, with more carbon, nitrogen and ammonia than samples from asteroid Ryugu and most meteorites. Nitrogen-15 isotopic enrichments indicate that ammonia and other N-containing soluble molecules formed in a cold molecular cloud or the outer protoplanetary disk. We detected amino acids (including 14 of the 20 used in terrestrial biology), amines, formaldehyde, carboxylic acids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and N-heterocycles (including all five nucleobases found in DNA and RNA), along with ~10,000 N-bearing chemical species. All chiral non-protein amino acids were racemic or nearly so, implying that terrestrial life's left-handed chirality may not be due to bias in prebiotic molecules delivered by impacts. The relative abundances of amino acids and other soluble organics suggest formation and alteration by low-temperature reactions, possibly in NH
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