Science
Where did Earth get its carbon from? – The Tribune
New York, April 3
Carbon survived an interstellar journey to reach the Earth, entirely avoiding vaporisation, as believed earlier, according to a new study.
Carbon is the backbone of life on Earth. It is responsible for regulating climate and making Earth a habitable planet.
The study, detailed in the journal ‘Science Advances’, showed that most of Earth’s carbon was inherited directly from the interstellar medium — the material that exists in space between stars in a galaxy.
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