Cosmic Journeys — Season 1, Episode 31: Glimpsing the Solar System's Birth
Documentary • 24 min • 1 season, 37 episodes • ★ 7.7/10
Episode synopsis
Where do you look to glimpse the birth of a solar system like ours? Our sun is thought to have formed along with a range of stellar siblings. This star cluster likely moved out on its own, bound by gravity, in what astronomers call a "Moving Group."
About Cosmic Journeys
Cutting-edge stories about the origins of the universe, black holes, exploding stars, the search for ET life, and the nature of the planets. How did the universe begin? Where will it end? Are there other worlds like Earth?
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Birth of the Moon
- E2Attack of the Sun
- E3Super Hurricanes
- E4Saturn's Mysterious Moons
- E5The Largest Black Holes in the Universe
- E6How Large Is the Universe?
- E7When Will Time End
- E8The Incredible Journey of Apollo 12
- E9Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy
- E10Mars: Earth That Never Was
- E11The Search for Earth-like Planets
- E12Voyage to Pandora: First Interstellar Space Flight