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We weren't there to watch, but yes, that's how we think it started out. There is some debate about why a cloud of gas and dust should collapse to form a solar system. At least one theory suggests that there may have been a "nearby" supernova explosion 5-6 billion years ago, and the shock wave might have started the collapse. And since we're certain that our solar system is at least a 3rd generation star (since our Earth contains heavy elements like lead and gold, that could ONLY be produced in supernova explosions), that supernova may have also contributed substantial amounts of mass that went into making up "US", in addition to causing the nebular coalescence.

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