The Earth has always been bombarded with rocks from space. It’s true to say though that there were more rocks flying around the Solar System during earlier periods of its history. A team of researchers have been studying a meteorite impact from 3.26 billion years ago. They have calculated this rock was 200 times bigger … Continue reading "A Giant Meteorite Impact 3.26 Billion Years Ago Helped Push Life Forward"

The early Earth was bombarded by rocks from space, even after life had formed. Researchers are studying the implications of a meteorite that pummeled our planet 3.26 billion years ago. According to their calculations, this space rock was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, triggering a tsunami that mixed up the ocean and flushed debris from the land. With the newly available organic material, bacteria and other organisms flourished.