Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed

2025/01/29 by Alexandra Witze · 1 voice · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Asteroid #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Biology #Earth (classical element) #Physics #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

paper · doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00264-3

openalex publication_date 2025/01/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

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