Dust found on the asteroid Ryugu is older than our solar system - BGR

8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Joshua Hawkins
by Joshua Hawkins
Researchers have discovered presolar stardust in samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu, saying the grains predate our solar system.
The asteroid Ryugu is located roughly 300 million kilometers from Earth. It completes an orbit around the Sun every 16 months, and many believe an asteroid like it helped fuel the origin of water on … [+2430 chars]
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