Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Astronomers may have detected signs of an ancient, untouched cluster of icy objects far beyond Neptune, offering new clues about how the early solar system formed, according to a report by NDTV citing Daily Galaxy.

Scientists believe the grouping - located inside the Kuiper Belt, the solar system's distant "third region" - could be a "primordial cluster" that has remained stable for billions of years. The Kuiper Belt stretches from roughly 30 to 50 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun and contains millions of icy remnants from the earliest stages of planet formation, including bodies more than 100 kilometres wide.

While the region is often compared to the asteroid belt, researchers say it is far thicker and shaped heav...