‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets

Cambridge researchers have shown how comets could depos Earth mi One building blocks to other planets in the galaxy.

It’s possible that the molecules that led t the University of Cambridge omets.

In order to deliver organic material, comets need to be travelling relatively slowly at speeds below 15 kilometres per second.

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