OTTAWA, April 8, 2024
From our Overseas Bureau
While the upcoming total Solar Eclipse is a special moment to reflect on our place in the universe, scientists have been studying the birth of the Sun and the formation of our Solar System for a long time.
Our Solar System today is mainly composed of a central star — the Sun — along with an inner solar system with rocky planets and an outer solar system with gas and ice giant planets. However, it hasn’t always been that way.
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