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An artist's impression of the planetary system surrounding LHS 1903, a small red dwarf star cooler and dimmer than our Sun. (European Space Agency) (CN) — For decades, astronomers thought they had ...

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About 4.6 billion years ago, a celestial cloud collapsed, paving the way for our solar system to form. Then, a nebula with strong gravitational pull took shape, kick-starting the birth of the sun. But ...

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