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Scientists Find Two Key Ingredients For Life In Ancient Meteors

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Meteorites have revealed to Imperial researchers the likely distant source of Earth's volatile chemicals; some are the basis of life.

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They discovered that approximately 50% of the Earth's supply of the element zinc is volatile and originates from asteroids from the outer solar system.

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This portion is beyond the asteroid belt, which includes Uranus, Jupiter, and Saturn.

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The material is also believed to have provided other vital volatiles, such as water.

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Volatiles are substances or elements that transform from solid to liquid state to vapor at extremely low temperatures.

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They are comprised of the six elements that are most commonly found in living organisms, along with water.

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