Animation of the early stages of the formation of the Solar System. The Solar System formed from the collapse of a dense cloud of gas and dust (centre). This could have been triggered by a nearby supernova (left), whose expanding shell of ejected debris increases the density of the cloud until the collapse begins. As it gets denser its rotation speeds up, and the material flattens into a disc. At the centre of this disk it gets hot and dense enough for nuclear fusion to begin, igniting the Sun. The remaining material in the disk then forms the planets. This is thought to have occurred some 4.6 billion years ago.<br>Restrictions: | |
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Durée : | 31 Secondes |
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