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Nature 423, 691-692 (12 June 2003) | doi:10.1038/423691a

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Meteoritics: A question of timing

Conel Alexander

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Meteorites record the early history of the inner Solar System. A unique object that has been found in one meteorite may add support to a revolutionary idea about how the Solar System formed.

Astronomers and astrophysicists have made great strides in identifying the basic stages in the formation of Sun-like stars and their planetary systems1. Stars form by the collapse of high-density regions, or cores, inside interstellar clouds.