Ceres' Ahuna Mons: The 'Salty Mud Volcano' at the Edge of the Solar System Hiding Secrets of Planet Formation

Here, the 'ice volcano' does not erupt molten rock, but rather 'ice magma' formed from a mixture of water ice, liquid brine, ...

Mysterious Celestial Bodies at the Edge of the Solar System: Where Do They Come From and What Secrets Do They Hold?

Looking back at the history of scientific research, studies on celestial bodies at the edge of the solar system have always ...
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Astronomers detect giant object at edge of solar system

Astronomers have recently detected a colossal object at the edge of our solar system, sparking excitement and curiosity within the scientific community. This discovery could provide crucial insights ...
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Mysterious Object From Beyond Solar System May Be "Seed" Traveling Galaxy and Creating New Planets, Paper Finds

Objects like 3I/ATLAS could become the "seeds" of giant planets after being captured in the discs of dust and gas surrounding ...
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Astro Brief: Birth of a Planet

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science. Hosted by Dr. Mike Reed, Astro Brief focuses on astronomical ...
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How giant impacts shaped the formation of the solar system's planets

Astronomers still aren't exactly sure how planets get their start. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you want to build a planet, ...
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Astronomers See Planet Formation ‘Time Zero’ in an Alien Solar System

A view of HOPS-315, a baby star some 1,400 light-years from Earth where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet formation. Combined with data from the James Webb Space ...

A glimpse of a planet in formation: AB Aurigae b detected in H-alpha light

Since the first discovery of planets beyond the solar system in 1995, more than 6,000 exoplanets have been identified. Many of these planets have properties that differ significantly from the eight ...
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The Trigger for Solar System Formation

New work from Carnegie’s Alan Boss and Sandra Keiser provides surprising new details about the trigger that may have started the earliest phases of planet formation in our solar system. It is ...
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Constraining the Formation of the Four Terrestrial Planets in the Solar System

To reproduce the orbits and masses of the terrestrial planets (analogs) of the solar system, most studies scrutinize simulations for success as a batch. However, there is insufficient discussion in ...
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Earth may have another moon ... sort of

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

In another star system, a Pluto-like world survived until the bitter end

Normally when a medium-size star dies, it blasts away the bulk of material in its system. The Hubble discovery was surprising ...