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Bennu Samples Show Amino Acids Likely Formed in Icy, Radioactive Environments

Isotopic fingerprints from OSIRIS‑REx material point to chemistry in frozen, irradiated ice rather than water‑based reactions.

OSIRIS-REx Study Reports Tryptophan Signal in Pristine Bennu Sample

UCL Team Shows Simple Chemistry Can Link Amino Acids to RNA and Build Peptides