Genesis Revisited

The Post - Glorious Era

Genesis Revisited

Prologue

It would take a billion years, but that was nothing in the overall scheme of galactic things. As stars died, others were born. Such was it at the beginning & so it was now. The cosmic debris from Earth’s solar system & that of Alpha Centauri began to meet up in empty space, at a distance about half way between the two old systems. The debris & gases began to collide. In some circumstances, such collisions saw the particles break up even further, while others joined to become larger objects.

The particles of sun dust & rocks were not, however, the important aspects of what would come. They would, though, be necessary for the start. As the mass of individual asteroids grew, so too did their gravitational strength. This gravity was not overly strong, but it was enough for the next major step. Eventually, after a few million years, one particular mass began to attract much of the gas left over from the ancient, almost dead, suns. As this gas became condensed, it too added to the gravitation pull of this mass.

Elsewhere in this region of space, other smaller centres became a magnet for that which was not attracted towards the main mass of rock & gas. All this was on a massive scale. And as these centres of mass grew in size, so other effects began: the most important of which was heat & pressure. Although heat was important as these things go, more importantly was pressure & size. The bigger the size the more gravity & far more importantly atmospheric pressure.

In the centre of this embryonic solar system a huge gas giant would eventually form. By now its rocky core had already been turned into gas. No longer did it resemble what it did millions of years ago. Several times the size of the planet Jupiter, it nevertheless resembled that old planet in many respects. Still though it grew, unlike Jupiter however, & with its growth it clearly dominated this region of space.

Along with the large gas giant, as stated, other much smaller bodies had also condensed to form small planetoids & asteroids. Although they orbited the huge gas giant, none were larger than Europa once was. This was to change, but it would require something spectacular. Noting, however, that this new solar system appeared to become stagnate in its evolution, Homo Pan Spiritous (the last remaining human specie still around in the Milky Way Galaxy) decided to get involved to ensure that the next & fundamental step would take place. But before they could put their plans in motion, mother nature did her thing.

A large rouge comet came racing through the proto-solar system. Once having orbited, at an enormous distance from Earth’s Sun, now it was free to travel space. But the gravitational pull of the huge gas giant was enough to change its course & it began to relive its life as a captive of this new solar system: one ironically born thanks to the Sun that this comet once orbited.

Unlike its previous life, however, it would not survive for long. On its first pass through its new home, the comet collided with a large asteroid & began to break up. This, plus the change in direction, ensured that the comet, or what was left of it, now headed for the gas giant. In a series of huge explosions, equal in megatonage in the thousands of magnitude, the remnants of the comet smashed into the gas giant. It was enough. It was the trigger. The explosions, combined with atmospheric pressure, internal heat, & gravity, witnessed a huge explosion.

The final piece for the future was now in place. A new sun of type G2 was born & thus a new solar system was given the hope of life.

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