2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 21 May 2026
Organic Molecular Inventory of an Aggregate Sample from Asteroid (101955) Bennu
We study extraterrestrial organic compounds to help explaining how the basic ingredients for life formed in the early solar system and how those may have been pivotal for...
2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 21 May 2026
Abundant Nitrogen Rich Organic Matter in Samples from Asteroid Bennu: An Inventory for the Origin of Life
Samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission were found to contain abundant ammonia and N-rich organic matter including the fundamental chemical building...
2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 19 May 2026
The Enantiomer Excesses of Amino Acids in Carbonaceous Meteorites vs Recent Findings in Returned Asteroid Samples Ryugu and Bennu
The history of amino acid enantiomer excesses in carbonaceous meteorites will be discussed in light of recent results from asteroid return samples.
2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 21 May 2026
Amino acids from methanol–ammonia ices: Connecting interstellar ice chemistry to asteroids and meteorites
Asteroids, comets, and meteorites contain many organic molecules that may have contributed to the chemistry that led to life on Earth. Some of these molecules may have formed...
2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 21 May 2026
A complete set of canonical nucleobases in the asteroid Ryugu: Implications for their formation mechanisms in extraterrestrial materials
Organic molecules delivered by extraterrestrial materials may have played a key role in supplying the molecular building blocks for life on Earth. Here, we report the detection...