The Solar System May Have Passed Through Dense Interstellar Clouds 2 Million Years Ago, Altering Earth’s Climate
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https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1047528 <-- AAAS press release
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02279-8 <-- shared paper
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“Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold, harsh interstellar clouds, a phenomenon not previously considered in geologic climate models…"
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