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Aliens May Have Seeded Life on Early Earth, Shocking Theory Claims
8 Sep
Summary
- Scientist claims life's origins on Earth too complex to form naturally
- Aliens may have sent microbes or simple life forms to kickstart evolution
- Directed panspermia theory challenges traditional view of life's emergence
According to a recent study, the origins of life on Earth may have been delivered by aliens who were terraforming the planet into a habitable world billions of years ago. The study's author, Robert Endres, a scientist from Imperial College London, claims the building blocks of life on Earth were too complex to have formed naturally, suggesting they would have needed something (or someone) to help kickstart the process.
This idea, known as directed panspermia, proposes that advanced alien civilizations could have intentionally sent life to Earth, directing its formation to fit their purposes. Endres theorized this would have happened around 4.2 billion years ago, shortly after Earth cooled and water formed, with extraterrestrials potentially using spacecraft or probes to deliver microbial 'starter kits' to the young planet.
The study argues that the natural formation of life without any help was unlikely, as the amount of chemical 'order' needed to form the first simple cells would have been too much to come together in just 500 million years. This theory could rewrite current science by challenging the traditional view that life emerged from a chemical soup through chance, suggesting instead an intentional act by an unknown intelligence.
