Meteor Yields Oldest Matter Ever Found
Last January a spectacular fireball crossed British Columbia, witnessed by more than seventy people. A week later Jim Brook found black bits of a meteorite while driving on ice-covered Taglish lake in far northern British Columbia. Brook carefully collected two pounds of the material in a plastic bag and stored it in a freezer. Thanks to his careful handling, scientists have ended up in possession of one of the greatest treasure-troves ever to arrive from outer space.
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