Panspermia, Octopuses, and Comets 1/6

The origin of life on Earth is unknown. In the scientific field, two theories try to explain the mystery: Abiogenesis, preferred by most scientists, and panspermia, defended by a small but fierce circle of scholars. This article aims to explain what panspermia is and what are the reasons given by its supporters

Michele Diodati
Amazing Science
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9 min readNov 19, 2021

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Michele Diodati
Amazing Science

Science writer with a lifelong passion for astronomy and comparisons between different scales of magnitude.