Meteorite challenges the timeline of the early solar system
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 10:27
in Astronomy & Space
A small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held belief that planets near the sun formed earlier than those beyond the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.