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Bookmark or Share- Planets Still Forming Detected in a Protoplanetary DiskBy detecting unusual patterns in the flow of gas within the protoplanetary disk of a young star, two teams of astronomers have confirmed the distinct, telltale hallmarks of newly formed planets orbiting the infant star. In other words, the astronomers found planets in the process of being formed, circling a star very early in its life cycle.
- Protoplanet | Formation, Accretion, Solar System | Britannicaprotoplanet, in astronomical theory, a hypothetical eddy in a whirling cloud of gas or dust that becomes a planet by condensation during formation of a solar system.
- Protoplanetary Disk - NASA ScienceThis visualization shows the evolution of a young, isolated protoplanetary disk over 16,000 years, including the start of planetary formation. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the Advanced Visualization Laboratory at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, A. Boley, A. Kritsuk and M. Norman.
- Protoplanets - Universe TodayProtoplanets are small celestial objects that are the size of a moon or a bit bigger. They are small planets, like an even smaller version of a dwarf planet. Astronomers...
- Understanding Protoplanets: Formation and Examples - BrightHubTwo theories are responsible for explaining how the Solar System formed. One is the nebula theory and the other is the protoplanet theory.
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