by Jana Steuer | Dec 10, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries
The number of super-Earths with small semimajor axis appears to decrease with the mass of the host star. How can this be, if more massive stars have more massive protoplanetary disks and thus more material to build planets from? An icy dead zone may be the answer to this riddle!
by Guest | Sep 9, 2022 | Course Assignments, Daily Paper Summaries
The author’s of today’s paper found that planets are made of unappetizing slushies!
by Konstantin Gerbig | Sep 5, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries
Where is the missing carbon monoxide in protoplanetary disks? Today’s paper suggests that it might have something to do with turbulent mixing in disks as well as the physics of condensation.
by Lina Kimmig | Apr 27, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries
It doesn’t seem like hurricanes on Earth can have anything to do with planet formation. But don’t be fooled! Find out in today’s bite, what the connection is.
by Lauren Sgro | Mar 26, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries
Protoplanetary disks may be the birth place of planets, but they also throw astronomers for a loop in today’s paper.
by Michael Hammer | Jun 16, 2017 | Daily Paper Summaries
Beyond the snow line, water in a protoplanetary disk condenses into ice. In simple models, this is supposed to make it possible for planetesimals and in turn, giant planets to form. Can that storyline hold up in the more detailed model from today’s paper?