Nature Astronomy, Published online: 04 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02349-x

The rocky disk surrounding the young Sun may have experienced a close flyby of another star. Simulations show that a highly inclined flyby of a star slightly smaller than the Sun at 100 au almost perfectly reproduces the orbits of the numerous small objects beyond Neptune.

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