Comet Particles Provide Glimpse of Solar System's Birth
Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 16:35
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists are tracking the violent convulsions in the giant cloud of gas and dust that gave birth to the solar system 4.5 billion years ago via a few tiny particles from comet Wild 2.
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