Unraveling the Formation History of Hot Jupiters
The key to understanding how these worlds are built is to consider where they are missing.
Planets May Form Faster Than Expected
We think we know how planets form, but what about planets that seem to have formed very fast? ‘Oumuamua-like objects may be the missing link.
Evaporating Disks With Massive Stars
Radiation from massive stars can melt away protoplanetary disks. What can the leftover disks tell us about the environment from which they formed?
What We Don’t Know About Protoplanetary Disks
Protoplanetary disks may be the birth place of planets, but they also throw astronomers for a loop in today’s paper.
A protoplanetary disk on its side
What does a disk around a binary star look like? One possibility, recently observed around a young star for the first time, is that it is flipped on its side—its rotation is perpendicular to the orbit of the binary system!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Catherine Espaillat
How do the protoplanetary disks around young pre-main sequence stars evolve into planetary systems? Come attend Dr. Catherine Espaillat’s plenary talk “From Disks to Planets: Observing Planet Formation in Disks Around Young Stars” at #AAS233 to know more!