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Old 03-October-2008, 03:50 PM
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Default Did Our Solar System Start With a "Little Bang?"

What prompted the formation of our little corner of the universe – our sun and planetary system? For several decades, scientists have thought that the Solar System formed as a result of a shock wave from an exploding star—a supernova—that triggered the collapse of a dense, dusty gas cloud, which then contracted to form [...]

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What prompted the formation of our little corner of the universe – our sun and planetary system? For several decades, scientists have thought that the Solar System formed as a result of a shock wave from an exploding star—a supernova—that triggered the collapse of a dense, dusty gas cloud, which then contracted to form [...]

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Fraser Also see:http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Mar00/supernovaDebris.html

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