Planetary Formation

The image shows a canister, which is a gray metal cylinder. Inside, dark, powdery asteroid sample material can be seen.

The planetary formation theory that scientists have been referring to for decades seems to have been jeopardised by a recent study regarding an old meteorite. The theory explained how rocky planets like Earth and Mars acquire volatile material.

Scientists now say it is not necessarily the only possibility. They say planets can form even if a star is nearing its death, long after the star was formed. Dying stars leading to the formation of planets is a completely new theory. If confirmed, this finding can change how we understand the functions of the universe and planetary evolution.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has released a comprehensive new map of the Moon in partnership with NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute.

This discovery is very important for understanding the formation mechanism of such super-Neptune or sub-Saturn kind of planets.

A large Moon-sized planetary body penetrated all the way down to the Earth's core during the early days of our home planet's formation, delivering in the process precious metals such as gold and platinum, suggests a new study.

The Moon was formed when a planet-sized object struck the infant Earth some 4.5 billion years ago, a new study has found, confirming the most prevalent hypothesis on the formation of the lunar body.

The image shows a canister, which is a gray metal cylinder. Inside, dark, powdery asteroid sample material can be seen.

The planetary formation theory that scientists have been referring to for decades seems to have been jeopardised by a recent study regarding an old meteorite. The theory explained how rocky planets like Earth and Mars acquire volatile material.

Scientists now say it is not necessarily the only possibility. They say planets can form even if a star is nearing its death, long after the star was formed. Dying stars leading to the formation of planets is a completely new theory. If confirmed, this finding can change how we understand the functions of the universe and planetary evolution.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has released a comprehensive new map of the Moon in partnership with NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute.

This discovery is very important for understanding the formation mechanism of such super-Neptune or sub-Saturn kind of planets.

A large Moon-sized planetary body penetrated all the way down to the Earth's core during the early days of our home planet's formation, delivering in the process precious metals such as gold and platinum, suggests a new study.

The Moon was formed when a planet-sized object struck the infant Earth some 4.5 billion years ago, a new study has found, confirming the most prevalent hypothesis on the formation of the lunar body.