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All five canonical nucleobases are found on an asteroid

development2026-03-18

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All five canonical nucleobases have now been found on asteroid Ryugu, strengthening the case that asteroids delivered the ingredients for life to Earth.

Reporting date: 2026-03-18 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to March 18, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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All five canonical nucleobases are found on an asteroid
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-03-18
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-18-all-five-nucleobases-on-ryugu
Claim: All five canonical nucleobases have now been found on asteroid Ryugu, strengthening the case that asteroids delivered the ingredients for life to Earth.
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- Welcome to March 18, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-18-2026
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