Produced by: Manoj Kumar
The Sun may have once had a twin star named Nemesis, expelled billions of years ago due to gravitational forces, a theory reshaping our understanding of solar system dynamics.
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Our Sun travels solo now, orbiting the Milky Way every 230 million years, but theories suggest it once had a binary companion that influenced cosmic and planetary events.
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Named Nemesis, this twin star might have formed alongside the Sun in a common nursery, potentially impacting asteroid and comet paths, even causing mass extinctions on Earth.
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If Nemesis were still present, its gravitational pull could disrupt planetary orbits, making life on Earth impossible. Luckily, no evidence of a twin companion exists today.
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Scientists use advanced telescopes and data models to search for Nemesis, hypothesizing it may reside in a remote part of the Milky Way, hidden among billions of stars.
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Nemesis, if real, might have influenced the delivery of water and organic compounds to Earth via comets, potentially playing a role in the origin of life.
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The Sun’s lost twin highlights the interconnectedness of celestial objects, showing how stellar companions can profoundly shape planetary environments and life’s possibilities.
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Any trace of Nemesis would be faint, left in the vast emptiness of space. Advances in astronomy offer hope of finding this elusive sibling and confirming its existence.
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The search for Nemesis pushes humanity to rethink star formation, binary systems, and life’s prerequisites, possibly altering our cosmic narrative forever.
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