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Bennu asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists

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Asteroid Bennu contains chemical building blocks of life, say scientists.

Asteroids crashed into Earth billions of years ago and brought vital ingredients to Earth .

Scientists think the same compounds could also have been brought to other worlds in our Solar System .

About 120 g of dust was collected and shared with scientists around the world.

The study adds to growing evidence that asteroids brought water and organic material to Earth ..

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