Our conventional models of planet formation may have to be updated, according to a pair of new papers. Accretion is…
New research shows that other sunlike stars in our galaxy aren't so kind to their planets. Up to a quarter…
One of the less appreciated aspects of George Lucas’ vision for Star Wars was that he predicted the existence of…
Planetary formation theory has been undergoing a lot of changes recently, with an ever expanding litany of events that can…
Magnetic fields are great for lots of things - directing explorers, levitating trains, and containing nuclear fusion reactions are just…
Planet formation is notoriously difficult to study. Not only does the process take millions of years, making it impossible to…
Planets form from the accumulation of countless grains of dust swirling around young stars. New computer simulations have found that…
In all of scientific modeling, the models attempting to replicate planetary and solar system formation are some of the most…
Astronomers have been watching planetary systems form around sun-like stars for decades. And now, new observations with the ALMA telescope…
Early planetary migration in the solar system has been long established, and there are myriad theories that have been put…