When Theia struck Earth, it helped set the stage for life to appear
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 09:55
in Astronomy & Space
How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid lifelessness, did our planet become warm, hospitable, and life-sustaining? The answer to these questions is complex and multi-faceted, and part of the answer comes from cosmochemistry, an interdisciplinary field that examines how chemical elements are distributed.