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Faint Young Sun Paradox
Some 4 billion years ago, the sun shone with only about three-quarters the brightness we see today. Powerful solar explosions may have provided the crucial energy needed to warm Earth, despite the sun's faintness. The eruptions also may have furnished the energy needed to turn simple molecules into the complex molecules such as RNA and DNA that were necessary for life.
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