Build-A-Planet Workshop: Planet Formation, One Bump at a Time
Today’s bite looks at how planets are formed in the “bumps” of protoplanetary disks.
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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…
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Meredith Hughes
Today, we interview Dr Meredith Hughes, associate professor of astronomy at Wesleyan University
Water, Water, Everywhere – And Not a Drop to Photodissociate!
One step closer to finding the origin of Earth’s water thanks to PDS 70! But does the water come from complex chemistry, or icy pebbles sneaking past a giant planet?
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jennifer Bergner
Today we interview Dr. Jennifer Bergner, Assitant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley and the recipient of the 2024 Annie Jump Cannon Award.
Pluto gets revenge: A solar system of minor planets
This bite summarizes results from a recent study that explores the possibilities of the formation of planetary systems composed solely of minor planets.