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Solar system older than estimated

Meteorite age suggests planets began to form earlier than thought

By Gwyneth Dickey

- More than 2 years ago

The solar system may be almost 2 million years older than previously thought, a new study shows.

WHAT’S IN YOUR POCKET? A pocket of calcium- and aluminum-rich material (light area) in a meteorite may be the remains of some of the first solids that formed in the solar system.