Wham, Bam, Thank You Solar System

Discover how giant impacts could be surprisingly good for life in the long-term, even from a ten-mile asteroid!

Written byCarl Zimmer
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Nobody wants to be hit on the head with a ten-mile asteroid. But what if giant impacts are actually good for life in the long-term? I contemplate that strange possibility over at Wired.com. Check it out. Meteorites May Have Fostered Life on Earth

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