Friday, April 17, 2009

Titanium reveals explosive origins of the solar system

The same ratio of two varieties of titanium has been found in a range of meteorites, hinting that the cloud of gas and dust that formed the solar system was well-mixed before the first solids formed (Illustration: NASA)

The solar system was born out of a well-mixed blend of debris from two different types of stellar explosion, a new meteorite study suggests.

Titanium reveals explosive origins of the solar system

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