We still don't know how did life start on Earth. But in order to do so, Earth had to have all the building blocks for life, such as organic molecules. How could they get to Earth? Looking for a solution to this problem with Dr Richard Anslow.
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Finding exoplanets via magnetospheres: https://youtu.be/p1PnoSoH0ys
Direct imaging of exoplanets: https://youtube.com/live/aMPz1pSeDyo?feature=share
? Can comets deliver prebiotic molecules to rocky exoplanets?
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.2023.0434
? Dr Richard Anslow's website
https://richard17a.github.io/
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00:00 Intro
01:19 Why the mystery?
05:32 Traditional ideas
09:52 Comets
16:18 Delivery mechanism
21:17 Why not on Earth
25:12 How often can comets come in
31:13 What evidence can we have
33:23 Current obsessions
39:26 Final thoughts and more interviews
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