Mar 16, 2022
4 min read
Cosmic History: Stellar and Planetary Formation
Our cosmic neighborhood, the solar system, formed approximately 4.54 billion years ago with the birth of the Sun.
Stars are born in dense, gaseous regions called molecular clouds, which are cold enough for atoms to form molecules. Over time, one area within the molecular cloud will become slightly denser than others. This triggers the process of star formation, which spans millions…
