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www.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago
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Orion's Twin Rogue Planets Inexplicably Blaze with Intense Radio Waves

Free-floating Jupiter-size planets in Orion Nebula challenge traditional planet formation theories.
Radio signals detected from JuMBO24 suggest it may have formed alone rather than being ejected from a star system. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago
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Astronomers Are Snapping Baby Pictures of Planets by the Dozen

Advancements in technology and observational capabilities have significantly improved our understanding of planet formation.
Astronomers have recently observed 86 nascent planetary families, providing a wealth of new data for analysis. [ more ]
Inverse
2 months ago
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ALMA Telescope Detects "At Least 3 Times" More Water Than On Earth In A Nearby Protoplanetary Disk

Astronomers detected water in a disk 450 light-years away where baby planets are forming.
The amount of water observed is three times more than all of Earth's oceans, influencing planet formation. [ more ]
Inverse
5 months ago
Science

Astronomers Find A Giant Planet in a Place It Shouldn't Be

A tiny star called LHS-3154 has a planet nearly as massive as Neptune, which challenges current theories on planet formation around small stars.
Most simulations suggest that small stars cannot pull together enough material to form giant planets like LHS-3154b. [ more ]
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Inverse
2 months ago
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Look! This Gas-Rich Cloud Could Be Growing Massive Exoplanets

86 potential cradles of new planets observed
Different features of planet-forming disks noticed in various star-forming regions [ more ]
Futurism
3 months ago
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Jupiter Used to Be Flat, Scientists Suggest

Gas giants like Jupiter likely had a flattened shape during their early days.
Current theories suggest that gas giants are formed by the breaking up of large rotating protostellar discs around young stars. [ more ]
Mail Online
3 months ago
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The Earth may have been flat 'like a Smartie', study says

Protoplanets forming around young stars are not round, but rather squashed flat like Smarties.
This challenges the previous assumption that protoplanets would be spherical. [ more ]
Washington Post
5 months ago
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Astronomers discover six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star

Astronomers have discovered a system of six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star, providing insights into planet formation.
The planets are between the sizes of Earth and Neptune and are locked into a rare resonance with each other as they orbit the star.
These planets have remained in a stable orbital pattern for at least 4 billion years, suggesting they have been free from major disturbances. [ more ]
Washington Post
5 months ago
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Astronomers discover six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star

Astronomers have discovered a system of six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star, providing insights into planet formation.
The planets are between the sizes of Earth and Neptune and are locked into a rare resonance with each other as they orbit the star.
These planets have remained in a stable orbital pattern for at least 4 billion years, suggesting they have been free from major disturbances. [ more ]
TNW | Deep-Tech
5 months ago
Science

Planet-hunting spacecraft discovers rare star system

A rare six sextuplet of planets has been discovered thanks to data from the Cheops spacecraft.
The planets are in an orbital resonance and provide valuable insight into the formation and evolution of planetary systems.
Cheops is making outstanding discoveries and unraveling mysteries in our universe. [ more ]
Washington Post
5 months ago
Science

Astronomers discover six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star

Astronomers have discovered a system of six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star, providing insights into planet formation.
The planets are between the sizes of Earth and Neptune and are locked into a rare resonance with each other as they orbit the star.
These planets have remained in a stable orbital pattern for at least 4 billion years, suggesting they have been free from major disturbances. [ more ]
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