The formation of the sun didn't take up all of the cloud it was born from. What was left continued to orbit the star, while planets formed from the leftover material.

Theory Of Sun's Role In Formation Of Solar System Questioned Date: September 5, 2008 Source: University of California - San Diego Summary: A strange mix of oxygen found in a stony meteorite that ...

A stunning eruption unleashed by the sun two years ago is providing clues about how stars form, scientists say.

The discovery of a planet that is far too massive for its sun is calling into question what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their solar systems.

Formation of the Sun and other stars The Solar System was formed around 4.6 billion years ago from a giant cloud called a nebula, mainly made up of hydrogen gas and dust.

Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): To understand the formation of abundant jets of plasma in the Sun's atmosphere (called spicules), researchers have, for the first time, built a model.

Here we report mid-infrared features in the outburst spectrum of the young Sun-like star EX Lupi that were not present in quiescence. We attribute them to crystalline forsterite.