News Space Asteroid sample nails meteorite source Dust shows where most space rocks come from By Nadia Drake August 25, 2011 at 1:57 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Scientists have scraped the heavens and seen the solar system in a speck of dust. DUST IN THE WIND Dust recovered from the asteroid Itokawa, pictured here, holds clues to the early solar system and a record of the space rock’s life.
