Synopsis

Four point six billion years old, the Solar System remains our enduring haven within the vast Universe. But its origins are a story of cosmic beginnings. This account follows the system’s formation from a diffuse cloud of dust and gas. Triggered by the shockwave of a nearby supernova, gravity and the cloud's own rotation drew it into a flattened disc. From this swirling disk, the Sun and planets gradually formed. The entire process unfolded over seven hundred million years, a period marked by pl