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nebular hypothesis

/ˈnɛbjʊlər haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/

Tradução: Teoria científica segundo a qual o Sistema Solar se formou a partir de uma nuvem de gás e poeira em rotação (nebulosa) que colapsou pela gravidade, com o Sol se formando no centro e os planetas se condensando do material ao redor.

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/ˈnɛbjʊlər haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/C1formalscientific
  • ptTeoria científica segundo a qual o Sistema Solar se formou a partir de uma nuvem de gás e poeira em rotação (nebulosa) que colapsou pela gravidade, com o Sol se formando no centro e os planetas se condensando do material ao redor.

A scientific theory proposing that the solar system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust (a nebula) that collapsed under gravity, with the Sun forming at the center and planets condensing from the surrounding material.

  1. Formation of the Solar SystemC2formal

    The most widely accepted model explaining the formation and evolution of the Solar System, proposing that it formed from a giant molecular cloud (a nebula) that collapsed under its own gravity.

    ptFormação do Sistema Solar

    • The nebular hypothesis explains why all planets orbit the Sun in roughly the same plane.
    • According to the nebular hypothesis, the Sun formed at the center of the collapsing cloud.
    • The nebular hypothesis was first proposed by Immanuel Kant and later refined by Pierre-Simon Laplace.