Grains of stardust 7 billion years old, predating the Sun itself, were found inside the Murchison meteorite that fell in Victoria, Australia, in 1969.

The Murchison meteorite, which fell in Victoria, Australia, in 1969, contains grains of silicon carbide formed around 7 billion years ago, predating the Sun by 2.5 billion years.

Grains of silicon carbide found in the Murchison meteorite, which fell in 1969, are 7 billion years old and are the oldest solid material ever held in a human hand.

In 1969, a fireball broke over the Victorian town of Murchison and scattered carbon-rich stones across the paddocks, which contain grains of silicon carbide that condensed in dying stars roughly 7 billion years ago.

The Murchison meteorite, which fell on an Australian town in 1969, contains grains of silicon carbide dating back roughly 7 billion years, making them older than the Sun and the most ancient solid material ever held in a human hand.

The Murchison meteorite contains grains of silicon carbide formed around 7 billion years ago, making them older than the Sun, Earth, or anything else in this solar system.