Life on Earth Probably Got Some Help From Space

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According to the Giant Impact Hypothesis, the Earth-Moon system formed 4.5 billion years ago after a Mars-sized object (Theia) collided with Earth. Credit: NASA

After the formation of the Solar System, it took a maximum of three million years for primordial Earth’s chemical composition to settle. At the time, there was hardly any water, carbon compounds, or other ingredients necessary for life to emerge. Only a planetary collision that came later would have brought water to Earth, according to a new study by researchers from the Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of Bern.

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