NASA Discovers Full RNA Building Blocks on Ancient Asteroid Sample

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A screenshot of a tweet from NASA Solar System (@NASASo...) posted 1 day ago on X (formerly Twitter). The tweet text reads: 'Scientists identified ribose (used in RNA) and -- for the first time in any extraterrestrial sample -- glucose, a major energy source for life. These sugars join nucleobases and phosphates previously found, demonstrating the full suite of RNA building blocks were present on the ancient asteroid.' Below the text is a photograph of an asteroid sample container showing compartmentalized dark rocky material in a circular canister with wedge-shaped sections, resembling a pizza cut into slices. This is a significant scientific discovery about the origins of life's building blocks in space