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Violent Past: Young sun withstood a supernova blast

05-26-2007 · Science News Online

A big bully pummeled the infant solar system, first by blasting it with a massive wind, then by exploding nearby, driving shock waves into the fledgling solar system and irrevocably altering its chemistry.

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