Meteor impacts may have sparked life on Earth, scientists say

ScienceDaily
Apr 3, 2026, 10:44 pm46 pts
Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands of years—long enough for life’s building blocks to form. Scientists now think these environments may have…

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