Discovery of Water Hidden In Stardust Suggests Life Is Common In The Universe

29/01/2014 09:51

MessageToEagle.com - Interplanetary dust - originating from asteroids, comets and floating in space - may have played very important role in development of life on Earth, according to a new study conducted by US researchers. It could deliver water and organics to the Earth and other terrestrial planets. These particles are bombarded by solar wind, predominately hydrogen ions. This ion bombardment knocks the atoms out of order in the silicate mineral crystal and leaves behind oxygen that is more available to react with hydrogen, for example, to create water molecules. [Read more] ...