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Bennu Samples Yield Ribose, Glucose and a Novel Polymer in Peer-Reviewed Analyses

The peer-reviewed detections extend earlier nucleobase results from the pristine cache without implying biological activity.

Ribose and First Extraterrestrial Glucose Confirmed in Bennu, Along With Gum-Like Organic and Rare Stardust

Bennu Samples Reveal Bio-Essential Sugars, 'Space Gum' and Supernova Dust in New Studies

Reanalysis Points to Solar Storm as Cause of Uranus’s 1986 Radiation Belt Spike

Roscosmos Reassigns Oleg Artemyev From SpaceX Crew-12, Names Andrey Fedyaev as Replacement

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Signs of Global Ice Volcanoes, Study Finds

Baikonur Pad Damage Halts Crewed Soyuz Launches

Cryovolcanic Jets Reported on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Ahead of Dec. 19 Earth Approach

Perseverance Links Jezero’s White Clays to Rainfall on Ancient Mars

Baikonur Pad Collapse Grounds Russian Soyuz and Progress Launches to the ISS

ISS Sets Record With All Eight Docking Ports Occupied

NASA Field Tests Sharpen Mars Drone Navigation in Death Valley

Google Sets 2027 Launch for Space-Based AI Testbeds Under Project Suncatcher

OSIRIS-REx Study Reports Tryptophan Signal in Pristine Bennu Sample

Chernobyl’s Black Fungus Draws Fresh Scrutiny as Studies Show Radiation Resilience, Not Proven Energy Use

UN and IAWN Launch Two-Month 3I/ATLAS Tracking Exercise as Agencies Reaffirm No Threat

ESA Secures €22.1 Billion, Expands Mandate to Security

ISS Marks Thanksgiving as Fast-Track Soyuz Arrival Swells Crew to Ten

Study Reports Tryptophan in Bennu Sample, Bringing Amino Acid Tally to 15

Tech Leaders Push Space Data Centers as Google Targets 2027 TPU in Orbit