Summary
These sugars could have helped early life on Earth grow.
The idea is called panspermia, meaning life may have started from space.
Key Points
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Scientists studied meteorites and found sugar-like molecules.
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The sugars might have been a food source for the first tiny living cells.
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Panspermia suggests life’s building blocks could travel on space rocks.
New Words to Learn
4 wordsmeteorite
a rock from space that lands on Earth
panspermia
the idea that life started from space and traveled here
molecule
a tiny piece that makes up chemicals
organic
things that come from living things, like sugar
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