Sample of 4.6 billion-year-old dust and pebbles sheds new light on solar system's earliest times

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Sample of 4.6 billion-year-old dust and pebbles sheds new light on solar system's earliest times
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Scientists say a tiny sample of an ancient asteroid is shedding new light on the creation of the solar system.

'Pristine' asteroid

Queensland University planetary scientist Trevor Ireland at Woomera in 2020 during the Hayabusa-2 landing. The research suggests it was formed around the same time as the solar system: about 4.6 billion years ago.

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