The preposition is followed by its object (and words that modify the object in the prepositional phrase). A preposition is a word that occurs before a noun/pronoun in a clause. Preposition means, pre-before and position-the object's location.
The most widely accepted scientific explanation for the formation of the Solar System is called the Solar Nebular Model. According to this model, the entire Solar System formed around 4.5 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a small fraction of a giant molecular cloud, also known as a nebula.
The nebular hypothesis maintains that the Solar System formed from the gravitational collapse of a fragment of a giant molecular cloud. The cloud itself had a size of about 20 parsec (65 light years), while the fragments were roughly 1 parsec (three and a quarter light-years) across.