The solar system’s first solids had a fast start

Scientists have long suspected this was a relatively peaceful process, with showers of primordial solids slowly raining out ...
PRIMETIMER

3I/ATLAS shows signs of formation in a cold environment

New observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS show high levels of deuterated water, suggesting it formed in a colder star ...
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When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline

A tiny meteorite is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the origins of our solar system. New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ...
SETI

Meteor Showers Shed Light on Where Comets Formed in the Early Solar System

Protoplanetary disk. Figure from a computer simulation visualizing the formation of planets (https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12278 ). Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech. August 22, 2024, Mountain View, CA - An ...