Chilean desert bacteria could withstand even an asteroid impact
A research team from Johns Hopkins University discovered that the Earth’s most resilient bacterium can survive extreme pressures comparable to those of an asteroid impact, supporting the panspermia hypothesis of life spreading between planets.
The asteroid Bennu reinforces the thesis that life 'landed' on Earth from outer space
Recent studies highlight the asteroid Bennu as supporting the panspermia hypothesis, suggesting that life's building blocks may have arrived on Earth from outer space.