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Mysterious origin of Earth's water may be explained by solar wind

29 November 2021

Evidence from asteroids shows that charged particles from the sun can turn dust grains into water – a process that could be useful for space exploration too

Meteorites may have brought water to Earth in the recent past

7 January 2021

We thought meteorites stopped delivering liquid water to Earth billions of years ago – but they may have continued to do so in the past million years

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Mysterious origin of Earth's water may be explained by solar wind

Meteorites may have brought water to Earth in the recent past

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