Earth’s water may not have originated from asteroids after all. Scientists have long questioned whether an early Earth could have contained the appropriate hydrogen and oxygen on its own to ...

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With an abundant supply of liquid water, Earth is one of the few places in the universe where life can develop and flourish. But scientists have long wondered where exactly all of our life-giving ...

Water did not come to Earth from asteroids – it was already here, a new study by the University of Oxford has suggested. Many scientists believe that life began on Earth following bombardment by ...

Recent analyses indicate that asteroid 2023 DW is moving at a speed of 25 kilometers per second and is currently situated ...

With water covering the majority of our planet, scientists have been wading through ideas to answer a fundamental question: Where did it all come from? A popular theory suggests asteroids or ...

This means that while some water did come from asteroids, most of Earth's water was created as a natural consequence of the planet's formation. Advertisement.

A view of Earth from space. Photo / 123RF. With water covering the majority of our planet, scientists have been wading through ideas to answer a fundamental question: Where did it all come from?