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There are many theories about the origins of Jupiter.

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Here's what we think happened

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Nearly 5 billion years ago a star in our galaxy exploded.

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The explosion caused a nearby cloud of gas and dust 
to collapse and flatten into a spinning disk.

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Most of the gas and dust collected into 
a hot, dense core that became our sun.

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The remaining debris formed the planets 
and other small bodies in our solar system.

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And the majority of that debris came together 
to form the giant planet Jupiter.

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Of all the eight planets, we believe Jupiter formed first.

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Understanding the formation of Jupiter is essential to 
understanding the origins of our entire solar system,

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the formation of Earth, and the 
most basic foundation of life as we know it.