But what does all of that mean? Growing up without a clear day/night cycle etc...?
The theory basically posits that most of the planets and earth are moons that orbited around Saturn back in the day. The thought is that Saturn was in a "brown dwarf" mode of existence, where the moons/planets were engulfed in a semi-illuminated plasma cloud.
When Saturn got close enough to the sun, there was a discharge event removing the "atmosphere," the stars became visible, and also causing the beginning of a more pronounced day/night cycle.
Haven't read through all of it, so I'm somewhat paraphrasing. I think it's quite convincing though
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