Oldest stuff on Earth found inside meteorite that hit Australia

Monday, January 13, 2020 - 17:20 in Astronomy & Space

A meteorite that crashed into rural southeastern Australia in a fireball in 1969 contained the oldest material ever found on Earth, stardust that predated the formation of our solar system by billions of years, scientists said on Monday.

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