since stars are born in molecular clouds. Is our solar system in or near a molecular cloud?
2007-10-31 12:49:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Just the opposite -- the solar system is in a "local bubble", where the interstellar gas is only about 1/10 of the average for the whole galaxy. The part of the local bubble where we are right now (for the past 100,000 years or so) is a bit denser, at about 1/5 of the average.
2007-10-31 13:05:29 · answer #1 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. There are many such clouds visible to us (Orion Nebula is the a good example) but we do not 'live' in them. Our cloud was blown away a long time ago.
2007-10-31 19:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, we don't. The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula about 650 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. It is one of the closest planetary nebulae to Earth.
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2007-10-31 19:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No we do not. Althoug our Sun was born out of a nebular cloud, the material has been blown away.
2007-10-31 19:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by stargrazer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, our solar system accreted from a nebula.
2007-10-31 22:25:42 · answer #5 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nebulas are one of the things that could cause wide spread death or total annhilation of every living thing on earth if it passed through our solar system.
2007-10-31 19:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by Nick 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
NO.
2007-10-31 19:53:43 · answer #7 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋