"The Birth of the Sun: A Glimpse into its Early Days"

The formation of the Sun and the birth of our Solar System occurred within the Milky Way, where hundreds of billions of stars were already shining. Gas clouds collapsed, triggering new waves of star-formation, leading to the birth of our Sun and the planets. The Universe has been forming stars for nearly all of cosmic history, with rocky planets and potentially habitable conditions becoming possible after many generations of stars living and dying. Our Sun is more massive than 95% of all stars, and the majority of stars are red dwarf stars. The Sun's formation marked the beginning of a violent set of downstream effects, leading to the creation of protoplanetary disks and the eventual formation of planets.