Were Meteorites the Origin of Life on Earth? [News]
Monday, June 16, 2008 - 18:14
in Astronomy & Space
A new study finds that a pair of chemical building blocks similar to those in genetic material was present in a meteorite before it fell to Earth in the 1960s. Researchers say the finding makes it slightly more plausible that meteorite bombardments may have seeded ancient Earth with life's raw materials, potentially paving the way for life itself. [More]