Meteor showers shed light on where comets formed in the early solar system

Researchers studying meteor showers have found that not all comets crumble the same way when they approach the Sun. In a new study, they ascribe the differences to the conditions in the protoplanetary disk where comets formed 4.5 billion years ago.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240822130027.htm

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