Around 70 percent of the Earths surface is comprised of water, and our big, blue, planet is filled with rivers, streams, and oceans that defy everything scientists have come to learn about the formation of Earth.

What came first water or sun?

New research suggests that a significant amount of water found on Earth today likely formed outside the solar system before the birth of our sun.

Which is older the Sun or the Earth?

Earth is old. The sun is old. As much as half of all the water on Earth may have come from that interstellar gas according to astrophysicists calculations. That means the same liquid we drink and that fills the oceans may be millions of years older than the solar system itself.

Is there anything older than the Sun?

In pieces of a meteorite, scientists have found tiny mineral grains that are older than the Sun and the solar system, which formed about 4.6 billion years ago. Some of these “presolar grains,” the researchers found, are between five and seven billion years old, making them the oldest known materials on Earth.

How old is our drinking water?

4.6 billion years old A fascinating new study suggests that some of the water molecules we drink and bathe in are way old — as in more than 4.6 billion years old. Thats older than the solar system itself. “Our findings show that a significant fraction of.

How old is the water we drink today?

The water on our Earth today is the same water thats been here for nearly 5 billion years.

Will water ever run out?

While our planet as a whole may never run out of water, its important to remember that clean freshwater is not always available where and when humans need it. In fact, half of the worlds freshwater can be found in only six countries. More than a billion people live without enough safe, clean water.

Is water made of pee?

Urine is about 95% water.