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Our solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a giant cloud of gas and dust, known as the solar nebula. Under the influence of gravity, this cloud collapsed, spinning and forming a flat disk. The Sun formed at the center, while particles in the disk collided and stuck together, gradually building up into the planets, moons, asteroids, and other celestial bodies we see today. This process is known as accretion and is a fundamental part of planetary formation in the universe.

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