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'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

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Astronomers say they have figured out the true chemical makeup of our solar system.

They say the early solar system contained much more carbon, oxygen and nitrogen than once assumed.

The finding could help explain why Pluto and other large Kuiper Belt Objects are surprisingly rich in rock.

The study was published last week in The Astrophysical Journal .

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