The origins of water still remains a mystery

We now know water is found throughout the solar system and most likely further afield.

The hydrogen was created as part of the Big Bang. The oxygen was cooked in stars.

Both elements are highly reactive and bond easily. So where did the Earth’s vast oceans come from? Were they here from the start?

Or did they arrive aboard comets and asteroids?

In The Water Book Alok Jha takes us on a journey from the beginning of the universe to track water’s formation and its place as a basis for life on Earth today.

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