Research by scientists at the University of Portsmouth indicates that water originated in debris from supernova explosions about 100 to 200 million years after the Big Bang. This challenges earlier perceptions of when essential building blocks of life were formed. The study utilized computer simulations to illustrate that oxygen from these stellar explosions combined with hydrogen allowed water to form, suggesting dense material clumps were also primary origins of early planets. The findings significantly expand the timeline regarding the availability of life-sustaining elements in the universe.
"Besides revealing that a primary ingredient for life was already in place in the Universe 100-200 Myr after the Big Bang, our simulations show that water was probably a key constituent of the first galaxies."
"Using computer simulations, the researchers show that water would have formed when the very first stars in the universe died and collapsed into supernovae."
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