13 January 2020
New study shows a split Solar System that kickstarted growth of Jupiter
... found by astronomers in the Taurus constellation are shown to feature these distinct rings and gaps associated with planet formation and some are spaced such that the distance of a ring to the star, is consistent with the preferred...
18 August 2021
New study sheds light on Solar System heavy metal problem
...in Ophiuchus is consistent with what happened during the formation of the Solar System five billion years ago,” Forbes... the enrichment of short-lived radioactive elements in star and planet formation across the Milky Way. We are not that special after...
02 November 2020
Rare meteorite reveals evidence of water on Mars 4.4 billion years ago
... water was available on Mars earlier than thought, it suggests it could be a natural byproduct of some process early on in planet formation, rather than delivered from elsewhere in the Solar System by comets. This in turn could impact theories on the...
27 January 2016
Interaction between protoplanetary disks and planets confirmed by astronomers using ALMA
.... Although it is now confirmed through the direct detection of giant planets in protoplanetary discs that planets are formed in these regions, the planet formation process is still rather poorly understood. Now however, research led by Hector...
14 February 2020
Arrokoth helps resolve longstanding controversy on Solar System evolution
... models, and all but rule out hierarchical accretion for the formation mode of Arrokoth, and by inference, other planetesimals,” Stern said. This marks a “significant advance in understanding overall planetesimal and planet formation” he concluded.
02 October 2017
New molecule discovery may have implications for chemistry on Earth
... star-forming cloud. Accordingly this further supports the idea that organohalogens could arrive on planets in young systems during planet formation or via comet impacts. The team also hint that another organohalogen, fluoromethane (CH3F), might...
