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New Study Suggests Oceans Originated from Local Dust

7/22/2025

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A groundbreaking quantum-chemistry analysis reveals that Earth's oceans may have originated from water trapped in local dust grains, upending the long-held late veneer theory. This discovery suggests that water could endure close to the Sun, paving the way for habitable worlds independent of cometary impacts. Exciting future research will delve deeper into these transformative findings.

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A groundbreaking quantum-chemistry analysis reveals that Earth's oceans may have originated from water trapped in local dust grains, upending the long-held late veneer theory. This discovery suggests that water could endure close to the Sun, paving the way for habitable worlds independent of cometary impacts. Exciting future research will delve deeper into these transformative findings.