planetary migration

‘Nomad’ Planets Could Outnumber Stars 100,000 to 1

February 23, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Could the number of wandering planets in our galaxy – planets not orbiting a sun — be more than the amount of stars in the Milky Way? Free-floating planets have been predicted to exist for quite some time and just last [...]

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Astronomy Without A Telescope – The Nice Way To Build A Solar System

April 24, 2010

When considering how the solar system formed, there are a number of problems with the idea of planets just blobbing together out of a rotating accretion disk. The Nice model (and OK, it’s pronounced ‘niece’ – as in the French city) offers a better solution. Remove this ad

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