Which event led to the formation of our solar system?

Our solar system formed when a cloud of gas and dust, called a solar nebula, collapsed under gravity. As the cloud contracted, most material gathered at the center to form the Sun, while the remaining material formed planets and other objects. A massive star’s explosion may have helped trigger the collapse, but the solar nebula’s collapse was the event that formed the solar system.

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