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Lightning Strikes May Have Sparked Life on Earth, New Study Proposes
Lightning could have been a major source of the element phosphorus, which is necessary for life, on early Earth.
'Pristine' Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds Found on Meteorite That Fell on Frozen Lake
The finding can help shed light on the origin of life on Earth, which might have been spurred in part by the delivery of organic compounds inside meteorites like Hamburg.
There’s a Mountain on the Moon That Could Help Explain Life on Earth
A small peak in Mare Crisium contains ancient information about the early habitability of our home world.
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Astronomers Detect the Complex Molecules of Life in a Deep-Space Gas Cloud
The universe looks more and more like a friendly place for life to form.
Even Before Its Very First Lifeforms, Earth Might Not Have Been So Dead
Researchers present evidence that metabolic processes were occurring even before biological life.
Saturn's Moon Titan Might Explain How Life Started on Earth
With just the right building blocks for life, the moon could be a giant lab to study abiogenesis.
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