Life on Earth may have come from cosmic dust

Amino acids may not have arrived on big space rocks after all. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. The scientific community is largely divided into two camps regarding the origins of life on Earth. On one side, the idea that life spontaneously stemmed from the planet's primordial soup of amino acids and organic molecules . On the other side, life arrived after hitching a ride on interstellar debris .