Supernova shrapnel found in meteorite

The findings suggest that a supernova sprayed a mass of finely grained particles into the cloud of gas and dust that gave birth to the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.

Link: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=10208

Time: 10. Sep. 2010

Feed: Astronomy.com - News

Topics: supernova