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Asteroids: Spark of Life?

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: Jan 21, 2026 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 55m Rating: 5.5 Country: United States of America Production: GBH