Heavy Water with Heavy Implications
Astronomers have observed the abundance of heavy water (D2O) in the V883 Ori disc, providing a crucial insight into the history of water – with some implications for Earth’s water and maybe more…
Michelangelo in Space – A Planet Carving the Fomalhaut Debris Disk?
The Fomalhaut debris disk is well-studied, but new analysis suggests that there may be a hidden planet we haven’t seen…
Get back in line! A disc that won’t stay aligned with its planet
Planets should form aligned with their host protoplanetary discs. So why does this star have a planet and disc that aren’t at all in line?
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Planets are supposed to be effective at blocking the radial drift of icy pebbles around nascent stars forming planets – but the young planets around PDS 70 don’t appear to be doing a very good job…
Cosmic Copycat – The First Detection of Water Ice in an Exo-Kuiper Belt
JWST has found the first evidence of water ice in a Kuiper Belt around another star – and the water ice in this one bears a striking resemblance to that in our own Solar System’s Kuiper Belt.