Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...
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Experts are finally getting a look at how the universe builds its most common planets
A four-planet system reveals remarkable insights about how planets form and how they change during their lifetime.
Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...
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Jupiter has more oxygen than the sun, new simulations reveal
In a new study, scientists used advanced computer models to peer beneath Jupiter's dense swirling cloud tops and tackle a ...
For decades, scientists have studied how planets form by looking at young stars nearby, assuming that these environments could be representative of all star systems. However, as astronomers discover ...
A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy – and why the life and death of nearby stars are an important piece of the puzzle. In a paper ...
New research tracks young planets around a nearby star, showing how large, gas-rich worlds shrink over time to become the most common planets in the galaxy ...
"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect ...
CONFIDENCE IN HAPPENING YESTERDAY. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY ASTRONOMER RECENTLY SAW SOMETHING UNUSUAL DURING HIS RESEARCH OF SPACE, AND IT COULD HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW PLANETS FORM. VLADIMIR LYRA ...
Roughly 1,000 light-years away from Earth, a gigantic disk of gas and dust is swirling around a young star and giving rise to new planets. Not only is it the largest planet-forming disk astronomers ...
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