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Organic Compounds

Minerals in Space Extraterrestrial Environments Prebiotic Chemistry Amino Acids Phosphates

Bennu Samples Tie Asteroid Color Differences to Surface Exposure Age

Analyses of OSIRIS-REx material let scientists read asteroid spectra as a record of surface exposure age.

NASA's Asteroid Sample Reveals Building Blocks of Life and Ancient Water Evidence