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Study: Early Solar System Built First Bodies from Fire-Forged Rock

Study: Early Solar System Built First Bodies from Fire-Forged Rock

New research indicates the early solar system favored heat-forged chondrules over icy, organic-rich dust when forming its first solid bodies. The findings add detail to how planets, moons, and protoplanets began to take shape.

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From the start, the solar system chose fire over ice to build its first bodies