PARIS: Ceres, a tiny planet in the asteroid belt, spouts water vapor, a finding that strengthens theories that life on Earth was kickstarted by a bombardment of space rocks, scientists said on Wednesday.

European astronomers reported they saw vapor spewing geyser-like from the surface of Ceres, the biggest object in the asteroid belt lying between Mars and Jupiter.

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