For the first time, astronomers have seen life's building blocks in ice beyond the borders of our galaxy. 🌌🔭❄️✨
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ScienceAlert
Life's Ingredients Found Frozen Beyond The Milky Way For First Time
The truth is out there.
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Researchers have just found the presence of sugars, including ribose, lyxose, and glycose, on samples of Asteroid Bennu 🌌🪐, which now has all of the ingredients for life as it exists on Earth 🌍.
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New Scientist
Asteroid Bennu carries all the ingredients for life as we know it
We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start life, and researchers have just found the missing ingredient: sugar
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Science News
Life forms can planet hop on asteroid debris, and survive: « Johns Hopkins study shows major impacts could transport life between planets. » Read Full Article #AsteroidHopping #Panspermia #LifeAcrossSpace #PlanetaryHydration #SpaceDebrisTravelers
🚀 Tiny life forms, specifically hardy bacteria like Deinococcus radiodurans, can survive extreme pressures from asteroid impacts and the harsh conditions of interplanetary travel, a new Johns Hopkins University study found.
💥 The research simulated asteroid impacts by firing projectiles at bacteria between metal plates, generating pressures up to 2.4 Gigapascals (much higher than the deepest ocean trench). Survivors showed remarkable resilience, with 60% surviving the highest tested pressure.
🌌 This discovery supports the lithopanspermia hypothesis—the idea that life could spread between planets—and has significant implications for planetary protection protocols and future space missions.
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💥 The research simulated asteroid impacts by firing projectiles at bacteria between metal plates, generating pressures up to 2.4 Gigapascals (much higher than the deepest ocean trench). Survivors showed remarkable resilience, with 60% surviving the highest tested pressure.
🌌 This discovery supports the lithopanspermia hypothesis—the idea that life could spread between planets—and has significant implications for planetary protection protocols and future space missions.
#Astrobiology #SpaceTech #LifeBeyondEarth