Planets are born from the leftovers of a star's creation. When a star is born, it doesn't get all the material, some dust and gas remain around it. This leftover stuff starts spinning around the star like a giant cosmic whirlpool. Over time, tiny bits of this dust and gas clump together, forming bigger and bigger chunks until they become full-fledged planets.
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- Imagine the protoplanetary disk as a cosmic version of a gravel road, where pebbles keep hitting each other and sticking together.
- Planets are like giant magnets that pull more matter into them as they grow.
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- What If the Moon Was Made of Cheese?
- What Causes a Solar Eclipse Exactly?
- What's the Difference Between a Comet and an Asteroid?
- What If We Could Live on Mars?
- Why Do We See the Same Side of the Moon?
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