Water Found to Have Existed 100-200 Million Years After the Big Bang

Search for universe’s first water could reset timeline of life’s origins

Astronomers may have discovered how water originated in the universe, challenging existing theories on star formation.

How Early Could Life Have Emerged in the Universe?

New simulations suggest that habitable worlds could have begun forming only 200 million years after the big bang

The first water may have formed surprisingly soon after the big bang

Water is an essential part of life on Earth, and possibly elsewhere – and now it we know it may have formed not long after the start of the universe

It was already there when the first planet cradles formed (ANSA)

Water molecules first appeared in the universe earlier than thought

Computer simulations suggest that water first appeared in the universe just 100–200 million years after the Big Bang, far earlier than previously believed. The findings, published in Nature Astronomy, imply that water – crucial for life – may have been a key ingredient in the formation of the first galaxies. It also suggests that habitable planets suitable for life could have formed very early in the history of the universe. Water, H2O, forms wh…

Water first formed billions of years earlier than previously thought – study

Habitable planets could have started forming before the first galaxies, experts claimed.