Are Planets Formed in Sticky Environments?
In this guest post, Tony Rodríguez describes how the environments of planet formation may not be so simple (and sticky!) after all.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Karin Öberg
What do chemistry labs, aliens, and molecular building blocks have in common? Learn all about it at Dr. Karin Öberg’s LAD Plenary lecture at #AAS238!
UR: Orbit Perturbations of Habitable Zone Planets Due to Inner Planetary Companions
In our latest #UndergradResearch post, Meredith Vogel talks about how an exoplanet’s habitability can be affected by other planets’ orbits in multi-planet systems.
UR: The Orbit and Growth of HD 142527B
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover William Balmer’s research on how direct imaging can show us more about planet formation!
Formation of Red Dwarf Exoplanets
New simulations reveal the rapid formation of planets around low-mass, red dwarf stars.
Aeolian-erosion in protoplanetary disks
Being a planetesimal ain’t easy. But sometimes to make it big you have to first get broken down.