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Water May Have Formed Just After Big Bang

1/25/2025

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New research from Portsmouth University and UAE University reveals that water may have formed shortly after the Big Bang, within just 100-200 million years. Simulations indicate that supernovae from massive early stars enriched molecular clouds with water, hinting that the building blocks for life could have emerged much earlier than we ever imagined.

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New research from Portsmouth University and UAE University reveals that water may have formed shortly after the Big Bang, within just 100-200 million years. Simulations indicate that supernovae from massive early stars enriched molecular clouds with water, hinting that the building blocks for life could have emerged much earlier than we ever imagined.