Some researchers also think it may be possible to compare the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and other chemicals in a plume to «default» levels seen in asteroids, which were formed at the dawn of the solar system — and ask if life is manipulating the chemistry there, or at least did so in the past. (businessinsider.com)
Formed at high temperatures and pressures, the gems trace extreme events from the dawn of our solar system (scientificamerican.com)
Fluffy dust found in Antarctic snow may be a relic from the dawn of the solar system, and could help explain how the carbon needed for life wound up on Earth. (newscientist.com)