What if Life on Earth Began When Interstellar Objects Crashed Here?
On October 19th, 2017, astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey detected an interstellar object (ISO) passing through our Solar System for the first time.
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On October 19th, 2017, astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey detected an interstellar object (ISO) passing through our Solar System for the first time.
Earth's oxygen levels are dropping.Photo by(@xiaoke chen/iStock) A study published earlier this month discloses the findings of Earth undergoing a deoxygenation event. Oxygen levels are expected to decrease and methane levels are expected to increase. This is considered a natural phenomenon and not entirely influenced by global warming. However, global warming is indicative of an event set to transpire, and current environmental standards are not slowing the process.
Researchers studied rocks called barites located on three different continents These are formed by interactions between ocean water and vents on the sea bed However, they also capture minerals weathered into the ocean from the land Studying these allowed the team to determine when weathering first started This — and by extension, the emergence of land — occurred 3.7 billion years ago