Our Sun and Water.

Let’s talk about sun, our beloved star, is indeed older than our earth. Scientists estimate that the sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a vast cloud of gas and dust known as the solar nebula. It went through a process called stellar nucleosynthesis, where hydrogen atoms fused together to form helium, releasing a tremendous amount of energy. This process ignited the sun, and it has been shining brightly ever since.

On the other hand, earth’s water is believed to have originated from the same solar nebula that gave birth to the sun. As the solar nebula collapsed and formed the sun, the remaining gas and dust began to swirl and accrete into smaller bodies, including our planet. During this accretion process, icy materials from the outer regions of the solar nebula, such as comets and asteroids, bombarded the young earth.

These icy objects carried water in the form of ice, and when they collided with our planet, they delivered their water content to earth. This process is thought to have taken place over millions of years, gradually filling the early earth’s oceans. Therefore, the water on Earth is believed to be older than the sun itself, dating back to the time when the solar system was still taking shape.

It’s truly remarkable to think that the water we have on our planet has been around for billions of years, surviving the formation of the sun and the subsequent evolution of our solar system. It highlights the interconnectedness of celestial bodies and the complex processes that have shaped our universe over immense periods of time.