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TRAILER | NOVA 5301 | Asteroid: Spark of Life?

12/22/2025 | 29s

Explore the remarkable theory of how large asteroids could have created life.

It's hard to imagine that large meteorites colliding with Earth with the power of 20 Hiroshima bombs can bring anything but cataclysm - but is it possible that giant asteroid impacts were actually essential for the creation of life on Earth.

12/22/2025 | Expires 01/21/2029 | Rating TV-PG

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TRAILER | NOVA 5301 | Asteroid: Spark of Life?

12/22/2025 | 29s

It's hard to imagine that large meteorites colliding with Earth with the power of 20 Hiroshima bombs can bring anything but cataclysm - but is it possible that giant asteroid impacts were actually essential for the creation of life on Earth.

12/22/2025 | Expires 01/21/2029 | Rating TV-PG

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