Meteorites older than the solar system contain key ingredients for life
Compounds found in DNA and RNA have been found in space rocks, too.
BY TATYANA WOODALL | PUBLISHED APR 26, 2022 4:00 PM EDT
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Meteors impacting ancient Earth, in an artist's conception. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab |
For decades, astronomers have pondered the idea of panspermia, the theory that life on Earth was delivered here by a meteorite. The concept was once deemed improbable because it raised more questions than answers. But recent close examinations of extraterrestrial objects hint there may be some support for this far-out notion after all. READ MORE
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