Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in continents.
The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is orbiting on a path that will bring it close to Earth in 2032, with scientists previously calculating impact probability at around 3%.
The findings are the latest evidence indicating the existence of this hypothesized ocean, called Deuteronilus, roughly 3.5 to 4 billion years ago on Mars.
New study challenges previous theories that the Moon-forming event was key in delivering water to Earth.
NASA's CNEOS ranks the threat level of asteroid 2024 YR4 at 3 out of 10 on the Torino Scale, indicating a '1% or greater chance of collision capable of localized destruction.'
Beryllium-10 is continuously produced by cosmic rays interacting with Earth's atmosphere.
"Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world; they are its architects," the researchers stated.
Researchers suggest that changes in inner core's rotation may impact its magnetic field.
On February 14, 1990, Voyager 1 took the iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away.
The new theory was devised by a team of two geobiologists and two astronomers.
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