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A new discovery about photosynthesis and K-Type-Stars may bolster the theory life on Earth was seeded from elsewhere via Panspermia, and have implications for the future search for alien life. (www.cambridge.org)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

There is relatively little research modeling asteroid ejecta dispersing throughout the galaxy. I'm really surprised this isn't researched more.

https://astrobiology.com/2022/02/on-possible-life-dispersal-patterns-beyond-the-earth.html

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

It's pretty hard to spot them, that's the main reason why. It's a known sore spot that's been talked about the past couple decades.

Bigger objects are just plain easier to see.

I think a good example is that cigar shaped rock with the Hawaiian name. Ommommuwhatever. No one has a clue where it came from or where it went. That's basically our ability to track smaller objects in a nutshell.