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Blue Meteorite Crystals Reveal the Sun's Wild Youth

Jul 31, 2018

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The Young Sun’s Outbursts Were Trapped in Blue Crystals From Outer Space

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Blue crystals in meteorites show that sun behaved like ‘high-energy toddler’

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Today's rare meteorites were common 466 million years ago, study finds

Today's rare meteorites were common 466 million years ago, study finds

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