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Our Sun Was Born in a Stellar Family Far, Far from Here
Is the sun an only child? Or was it born into a (very, very) big family? The answer tells us more than just how awkward holiday family reunions can be (if you think yours are bad, imagine how much worse it would be with a few thousand sibling rivals). After all, the sun’s origin story is, ultimately, our own. We’ve seen huge leaps in our understanding of how stars form, but, ironically, we still have some pretty fundamental questions left about our nearest, dearest one.=
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Intreaging...I was hoping for some animation,oh well.