Science · Earlier selection
Meteorite chemistry points to an early sorting process
A Yale-led study suggests the solar system began preferentially collecting heat-formed grains within its first million years.
The researchers used chemical evidence to investigate the material in early solid bodies. Their findings concern the assembly of the ancient solar system, not a newly formed planet observed today.
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