Was Cosmic Dust Responsible for Life on Earth?

What is cosmic dust? What is it made of and what can it tell us about the Universe? Could cosmic dust be responsible for life starting on Earth? Figuring it all out with Dr Craig Walton from Cambridge University. ???? Dr Craig Walton: https://craigwaltongeosci.wordpress.com/ ???? How Did Early Earth Get The Ingredients for Life? https://youtu.be/SkWNmkoCelY ???? Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday ???? Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:43 What is dust 00:08:43 Dust falling on Earth 00:16:05 Dust and the origin of life 00:46:30 Dust on other worlds across the Universe 01:03:29 Current obsessions 01:08:16 Final thoughts and more interviews ???? VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/GeuxmuzZ_xs ???? EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter ???? PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ ???? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday ???? CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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