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The Conversation, and ,CAROLYN COLLINS PETERSEN

Billions of Years Ago, a Supernova May Have Nearly Destroyed the Solar System


Way back in time, about 4.6 billion years ago, our Sun and planets were busily forming nestled inside a cloud of gas and dust. Not far away, a supernova exploded, threatening to tear everything apart. Luckily, a filament of molecular gas protected the infant Solar System from imminent destruction.

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