Life on Earth was created by meteorite strikes and gamma rays, claims study

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The space agencies across the world have peered deep into space to find another planet where life flourishes and so far we have found nothing. One reason behind it could be that the conditions required to create and sustain life are so rare that it is incredibly difficult to find a similar planet. And this is why scientists have always been fascinated by the question of how life originated on Earth. And if a recent study is to be believed, we are merely a byproduct of meteorites and gamma rays. Yes, life on Earth began when a meteorite, which was infused with gamma rays, struck our planet. Intrigued? Read on.

A study was published in the journal ACS Central Science which has made this claim. And even if it seems like a far-fetched idea, the researchers have experimentally demonstrated that it is indeed possible. And the explanation behind it is also quite simple.

In its early days, the Earth was a barren rocky planet, which due to its placement around the Sun had enough heat to create oceans and an atmosphere. And luckily, the dominant gasses in the atmosphere were Nitrogen and Oxygen. And while these building blocks of life were necessary to foster and nourish life, they were not capable of creating it. And for millions of years, there was no life on Earth. Till, there was.

Yoko Kebukawa, the lead author of the study and his associates argued that amino acids, which are necessary for creation of life, did not originate on Earth but instead were bombarded into it through various meteorite strikes. But how did these space rocks contain amino acids? This is where gamma rays come into the picture.

During the research, Kebukawa theorized that molecules such as ammonia and formaldehyde can synthesize amino acids in the presence