Asteroids: Spark of Life?
Season 53
Episode 1
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About the Episode
What if asteroids, long feared as destroyers of life, were key to our existence? Explore a revolutionary theory that these violent collisions provided the essential ingredients – water, minerals, and energy – needed to jumpstart life on Earth.
Aired:
01/20/26
| Expires: 02/18/26 | Runtime: 53m 31s
