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Planetesimal Accretion
The process by which small rocky or icy bodies collide to form larger protoplanets 1. From Dust Grains to Planetesimals When a new star forms within a molecular cloud, the...
Planetesimal Accretion
The process by which small rocky or icy bodies collide to form larger protoplanets 1. From Dust Grains to Planetesimals When a new star forms within a molecular cloud, the...
Protoplanetary Disks: Birthplaces of Planets
Circumstellar disks around young stars, composed of gas and dust that coalesce into planetesimals 1. Disks as Cradles of Planetary Systems When a star forms from the collapse of a...
Protoplanetary Disks: Birthplaces of Planets
Circumstellar disks around young stars, composed of gas and dust that coalesce into planetesimals 1. Disks as Cradles of Planetary Systems When a star forms from the collapse of a...
Introduction to the Formation of Planetary Systems
For much of human history, the existence of planets beyond our own solar system was a matter of speculation. Today, thousands of exoplanets are known, and ever more powerful observatories...
Introduction to the Formation of Planetary Systems
For much of human history, the existence of planets beyond our own solar system was a matter of speculation. Today, thousands of exoplanets are known, and ever more powerful observatories...
Binary Stars and Exotic Phenomena
Mass transfer, nova eruptions, Type Ia supernovae, and gravitational wave sources in multi-star systems Most stars in the universe do not evolve in isolation—they reside in binary or multiple-star systems,...
Binary Stars and Exotic Phenomena
Mass transfer, nova eruptions, Type Ia supernovae, and gravitational wave sources in multi-star systems Most stars in the universe do not evolve in isolation—they reside in binary or multiple-star systems,...
Stellar Black Holes
The end state of the most massive stars, with gravity so intense that not even light escapes Among the dramatic outcomes of stellar evolution, none is more extreme than the...
Stellar Black Holes
The end state of the most massive stars, with gravity so intense that not even light escapes Among the dramatic outcomes of stellar evolution, none is more extreme than the...
Magnetars: Extreme Magnetic Fields
A rare neutron star type with ultra-strong magnetic fields, causing violent starquakes Neutron stars, already the densest known stellar remnants short of black holes, can harbor magnetic fields billions of...
Magnetars: Extreme Magnetic Fields
A rare neutron star type with ultra-strong magnetic fields, causing violent starquakes Neutron stars, already the densest known stellar remnants short of black holes, can harbor magnetic fields billions of...