The system has provided a rich source of information on planet formation and evolution in a young solar system. Researchers used a variety of tools to compile radial velocity and transit timing ...
For centuries, astronomers have sought to understand the formation and evolution of the solar system and the dynamics that govern it. In particular, there is the long-standing question of whether or ...
Might the first moments of planet formation be more understandable than ever before? Fresh observations suggest that the creation of worlds such as our own is perhaps happening right in front of us, ...
A team of researchers led by astronomers at UCI has obtained highly precise information about six confirmed exoplanets orbiting TOI-1136, a dwarf star about 270 light years from Earth. A recently ...
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Carpenter, John M., Bouwman, Jeroen, Mamajek, Eric E., Meyer, Michael R., Hillenbrand, Lynne A., Backman, Dana E., Henning, Thomas, Hines, Dean C., Hollenbach, David ...
Chondritic meteorites are composed of primitive components formed during the evolution of the Solar protoplanetary disk. The oldest of these components formed by condensation, yet little is known ...
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Data may challenge and reshape current models of solar wind evolution. A recent study led by Dr. Michael Starkey of the ...