Comet smash simulations hint at life’s cosmic origins
Life on Earth could have its origins in space, say Lawrence Livermore scientist Nir Goldman and University of Ontario Institute…
Nomad planets seeding life throughout the universe?
According to new calculations, planets adrift in space without a “home” solar system are abundant in the universe and scientists…
Discoverer of alien bacteria says life probably exists “everywhere”
NASA scientist Richard B. Hoover has sparked controversy with claims that he has identified bacterial microfossils in several meteorites. If…
DNA Precursors In Meteorite Confirmed As Extraterrestrial
Panspermia, the theory that life on Earth may have evolved from simple bacteria that arrived via meteorite is still a…
Solar System’s “Bouncing” Linked To Mass Extinction Events
A new computer model of our solar system’s movement relative to the Milky Way indicates that it “bounces” up and…
Meteorites Spiced Up Primordial Soup
The primordial organic soup that spawned life on Earth may have gotten some special ingredients from outer space, according to…
“Hot” Comets The Source Of Life?
A new study in the International Journal of Astrobiology contends that it is overwhelmingly likely that life came to Earth…