Researchers from the University of Cambridge conducted computer simulations to examine the role of comets in life’s origins. The study found that high-speed impacts likely destroyed important chemicals, such as hydrogen cyanide. Only a small percentage of simulations indicated successful delivery of these compounds by comets. Additionally, most impacts during early Earth history could not deliver intact organic molecules. Researchers from the University of Cambridge conducted computer simulations to examine the role of comets in life’s origins. The study found that high-speed impacts likely destroyed important chemicals, such as hydrogen cyanide. Only a small percentage of simulations indicated successful delivery of these compounds by comets. Additionally, most impacts during early Earth history could not deliver intact organic molecules.
