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New evidence supports supernova origin of solar system

MAY 01, 1977

DOI: 10.1063/1.3037540

Grace Marmor Spruch

Measurements of isotopic anomalies in meteorites have stimulated theoreticians to consider new models for the formation of the solar system. Several groups suggest that a supernova explosion was the trigger. Observational evidence for a supernova having triggered star formation provides support for this view.

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Volume 30, Number 5

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