A year that is a mere 18 hours TOI 849 b is an extremely unusual planet in the so-called “Neptune Desert” – a term used by astronomers for a region close to stars where we rarely see planets of ...
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3D visualizations reveal that molten sulfide could percolate through solid rock to form a planetary core
A new NASA study reveals a surprising way planetary cores may have formed—one that could reshape how scientists understand the early evolution of rocky planets like Mars. Conducted by a team of ...
The solar system formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. Numerous fragments that bear witness to this early era orbit the Sun as asteroids. Around three-quarters of these are carbon-rich C-type ...
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Bizarre space find may be the missing link in planet formation
Planet formation used to sound straightforward: dust clumps into rocks, rocks grow into worlds, and the rest is detail. A ...
A recent astronomical discovery has shaken long-held beliefs about how planets form. For decades, scientists thought that stars much smaller than our Sun couldn't form giant planets. That theory just ...
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