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Did the Sun Once Have a Binary Twin Star in Its Youth?
š” The Answer
- Many stars form in binary systems, and the Sun may have had a twin.
- A hypothetical companion named Nemesis was once proposed to explain extinctions.
- Recent studies suggest a companion could explain the Oort Cloud's structure.
- No direct evidence of a twin has been found, but the idea remains debated.
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