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An early cosmic wallop for life on Earth?

By Ron Cowen

- More than 2 years ago

Battered rock from moon to Earth: Highly magnified image of the lunar meteorite QUE93069. Letters indicate the areas examined most extensively. Cohen

Life on Earth either started with a bang or it suffered an unusually rocky childhood, a new study suggests.

Analyzing lunar meteorites, researchers have found new evidence that a swarm of debris bombarded the moon some 3.9