All Articles Tagged As: protoplanets

Catching planets in the making (4/7/2008)

Team sees first signs of formation's middle stages ...> Full Article

Water Vapor Detected in Protoplanetary Disks (3/24/2008)

Water is an essential ingredient for forming planets, yet has remained hidden from scientists searching for it in protoplanetary systems, the spinning disks of particles surrounding newly formed stars where planets are born. Now the detection of water vapor in the inner part of two extrasolar protoplanetary disks brings scientists one step closer to understanding water's role during terrestrial planet formation. ...> Full Article

Heat from the Heavens - Opening up the Infrared Sky (1/13/2008)

The infrared sky is expanding significantly for the world astronomical community with the first world release of data (DR1) from the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS). ...> Full Article

Weird Object May Be Result of Colliding Protoplanets (1/11/2008)

Heat from a titanic whack explains the extra energy ...> Full Article