NEWCASTLE, United Kingdom — Can ancient hot springs unlock the mysterious origins of life on Earth? That’s what Newcastle University scientists are banking on. Their new research explores how the first living systems emerged from non-living geological materials over 3.5 billion years ago. … Replicating early Earth’s oceanic conditions in […]
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16 Aug 2022, 13:50 UTC • By: Daniel Patrascu Panspermia is the theory that claims life here on Earth originated out there in space. Its supporters flaunt several ways life could have been brought to our planet, from an alien race knowingly seeding it, to it accidentally getting here by […]
By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent | Oct 9, 2010 Frozen water on asteroids may be more common than previously thought, according to new research that will help to support the idea they might have carried the key ingredient for life to the Earth. Water ice and organic molecules that help […]
Could life on Earth as we know it have come from outer space? New research from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists shows that comets that crashed into Earth millions of years ago could have produced amino acids – the building blocks of life. Amino acids are critical to life and […]
September 3, 2010 | by Michael Anft Space scientists have put several men on the moon, robotically explored the farthest reaches of the solar system, and calculated the age and composition of the universe. But they’ve had a hard time nailing down two of the most basic questions about life […]
Life on Earth began after asteroids crashed into the planet, scientists have claimed. Astronomers have confirmed for the first time that a giant space rock contains frozen water on its surface. Analysis of asteroid 24 Themis also shows evidence of widespread organic chemicals. The scientists say this supports the theory […]
October 10, 2010 Scientists have found water ice on an asteroid for the second time in just six months. The discovery suggests that such ice is more common on asteroids in our section of the solar system than previously thought – and that such asteroids may have delivered much of […]