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Earth may have formed much of its water as the planet grew

Earth may have formed much of its water as the planet grew

Earth may have formed much of its water as the planet grew

Earth may have produced much of its water during the planet's formation, as rocky pebbles reacted with the hydrogen-rich atmosphere surrounding the young planet, according to new research published in Nature Geoscience. The findings offer a potential explanation for how Earth acquired one of the essential ingredients for life and suggest that similar water-producing processes could be common on…

phys.org/news/2026-10-earth-planet-grew.html

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