XPost: sci.physics.relativity   
   From: nospam@de-ster.demon.nl   
      
   Jim Pennino  wrote:   
      
   > In sci.physics The Starmaker  wrote:   
   > > What came first the stars or the earth?   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > All evidence i gathered says the earth came first.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Stars formed from primordial hydrogen and helium shortly after ther   
   > Big Bang, with subsequent generations of stars creating heavier   
   > elements necessary for planet formation. The Earth, along with the   
   > rest of our solar system, formed around 4.54 billion years ago from   
   > the remnants of these older, exploding stars. Therefore, stars existed   
   > long before the Earth, providing the raw materials for its creation.   
      
   As a matter of fact it is possible to date both the Earth   
   and the (ignition of) the Sun reliably, and accurately.   
   It turns out, as expected, that the sun is somewhat older,   
   but not by much,   
      
   Jan   
      
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