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In the outer regions of a spiral galaxy, somewhere on the edge of the Virgo cluster, a star explodes. Shock waves from the supernova explosion cause a thin cloud of interstellar gas and dust particles to condense. The balance is disturbed, and gravity grabs its chance: the cloud contracts under its own weight. A hundred thousand years later, a new sun shines here.
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Schilling, G. (2011). 1608 - 1708 The Dawn of Astronomy New Vistas and Cosmic Laws. In: Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7811-0_1
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