Life found on Ryugu asteroid sample

How Bits Of Asteroid Ryugu Were Shipped To NASA?
NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Credit: NASA
Life found on Ryugu asteroid sample, but it’s not as exciting as it sounds
A recent discovery made by scientists working with a sample of rock from outer space highlights one of the huge challenges that such work involves.
Samples of 'alien' asteroid Ryugu are crawling with life — from Earth
Scientists have found microorganisms crawling over a sample retrieved from the 200 million-mile-distant asteroid Ryugu. But they almost certainly came from Earth.
Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria
A sample of the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, new research has revealed.
A sample from Ryugu asteroid is teeming with life — but it’s not aliens
Last year, a study reported the discovery of organic molecules on asteroid Ryugu, sparking discussions about the origins of life and the possibility of panspermia — the idea that life could be seeded across celestial bodies.
Life Found On Ryugu Asteroid Sample, But It Looks Very Familiar
Samples taken from the space-returned piece of asteroid Ryugu were collected and prepared under strict anti-contamination controls. Inside the cleanest of clean rooms, a tiny particle was
Asteroid Sample Was Quickly Taken Over By Life – In A Sterilized Environment!
Asteroid Ryugu was altered by water and contains organic molecules older than the Sun. The building blocks of RNA and Vitamin B3 have been found in its samples, together with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as naphthalene, a molecule used in mothballs. Earthly bacteria don’t seem to care where the molecules originated from.
Ryugu asteroid sample colonised by microbes after atmospheric exposure
Discovery published in Meteoritics & Planetary Science highlights challenge of contamination in space exploration
Japanese researchers discover salt crystals in Ryugu asteroid samples
Japanese researchers have identified sodium carbonates, or salt crystals, in samples from the Ryugu asteroid brought back to Earth by the Hay･･･
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Asteroid Fragment Reveals Signs of Life, But It's Not What You Think
We've known for a while that complex chemistry occurs in space. Organic molecules have been detected in cold molecular clouds, and we have even found sugars and amino acids, the so-called 'building ...
Scientists make embarrassing discovery on asteroid sample they thought had signs of alien life
HOPES of finding traces of alien life in the universe have been scuppered yet again. And this time on asteroid Ryugu, a space ...
Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control
Panspermia is the hypothesis that life can survive the transfer between planetary bodies as a secondary path for life to get ...
Rare Asteroid Sample Contaminated by Microorganisms Despite Scientists’ Best Efforts
A chunk of rock collected from the asteroid Ryugu contains bacteria—but, unfortunately, it's not evidence of alien life.