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Earth's Place in the Universe

  • Galaxies and clusters of galaxies

    Galaxies and clusters of galaxies
    During the first billion years or so, matter in the explanding universe clumped together to form enormous clouds that eventually collapsed to become galaxies and clusters of galaxies.
  • The Universe began

    The Universe began
    The Universe began between 13 and 14 billion years ago as a dense, hot, massive amount material exploded with violet force.
  • The sun began forming

    The sun began forming
    Along the planets in our solar system, the sun bagan forming nearly 5 billion years ago from a large interstellar cloud called a nebula.