origins of life

Meteorites and the Transport of Life

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Meteorites, rocky fragments from celestial bodies, have long generated keen interest within the scientific community because of their potential role in the transport of life across the universe. This hypothesis, known as panspermia, proposes that living organisms, or at least complex organic molecules, may have traveled through space to contribute to the origin of life … Read more

Prebiotic chemistry in space

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Contemporary research on the origins of life intensely explores prebiotic chemistry, a field describing all abiotic chemical processes leading to the formation of the first complex organic molecules. Deep space, notably interstellar environments and celestial bodies like comets and meteorites, offers a unique natural laboratory where the initial steps of this pre-life chemistry take place. … Read more