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Did Life Begin from Space Dust on Glaciers?

51 · Meredith Rawls · May 11, 2026, 3:44 p.m.
Daily Paper Summaries Origins of Life Astrobiology cosmic dust Prebiotic Chemistry
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This blog post explores a fascinating theory that life on Earth may have originated from cosmic dust that collected in ancient glaciers, potentially kick-starting prebiotic chemistry, as proposed by a new scientific paper.
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