02 July 2018
Baby planet in dusty disc finally caught on camera
... instruments ability to mask the light from the central host star, therefore helping to reveal the signs of planet formation. Capitalising on this technique, astronomers led by a group at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany...
20 May 2020
Twisted feature could be the first direct evidence of a baby planet being born
... The twist is expected from some theoretical models of planet formation, adds Dutrey and this one lies at about the...Astrophysics journal under the heading; “Possible evidence of ongoing planet formation in AB Aurigae: A showcase of the SPHERE/ALMA ...
23 March 2018
ESA selects ARIEL to look closely at exoplanets
..., ARIEL will address one of the key themes of ESA’s Cosmic Vision; what are the conditions for planet formation and the emergence of life? To achieve this, ARIEL will scan the skies during its 4-year mission...
27 June 2016
Protoplanetary disc shares similarities with our own Solar System say researchers
... carving gaps in the disc. Studies have shown that ice is expected to be an integral part of planet formation, as ice grains stick together more easily than other types of grains. This can lead to an increase in the ...
August 2018
Exoplanet census promises radical discoveries
... at all separations. This is the sort of basic information that is needed to gain an understanding of planet formation, which is an important ingredient of the search for extraterrestrial life. For example, researchers have previously shown that...
21 January 2019
Is this the end for Planet Nine?
.... Nevertheless, it is interesting to note that observations of Kuiper belt analogues around other stars, as well as planet formation models, reveal massive remnant populations of debris. Of course there is the possibility that both a massive disc and...
