Asteroid Bennu samples have 'bio-essential sugars' in new discovery

Scientists have discovered "ribose and glucose within the Bennu samples," according to NASA. OSIRIS-REx Co-Investigator Daniel Glavin explains. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Daniel Glavin: Scientist/Interviewee Yoshihiro Furukawa: Scientific Consulting Dan Gallagher: Producer/Editor John D. Philyaw: Videographer Rob Andreoli: Videographer Tahira Allen: Public Affairs Kathryn Mersmann: Support Aaron E. Lepsch: Technical Support