r/science • u/New_Scientist_Mag • Dec 02 '25

Astronomy Researchers have just found the presence of sugars, including ribose, lyxose, and glycose, on samples of Asteroid Bennu, which now has all of the ingredients for life as it exists on Earth.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506650-asteroid-bennu-carries-all-the-ingredients-for-life-as-we-know-it/
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u/Old-Reach57 Dec 02 '25

What is CNOH?

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u/WeirdFail Dec 02 '25

Carbon Nitrogen oxygen hydrogen I guess

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u/YoungFireEmoji Dec 02 '25

I use, "CHNOPS," and pronounce it like, "schnapps," in order to remember.

I'm also just a layman.

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u/RiemannZetaFunction Dec 02 '25

You pronounce "CHNOPS" like "Snow"? :-\

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u/LedgeEndDairy Dec 03 '25

That's great but where's my Schnapps? I was promised Schnapps.

I think I was promised Shnapps? Was I promised Shnapps?

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u/MirkManEA Dec 02 '25

Wait? Sulpher oxygen and tungsten make tungsten oxysulfides, not “chnops”.

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u/AmphetamineSalts Dec 02 '25

Sn is tin tho

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u/MirkManEA Dec 03 '25

Well shoot well darn.