A simulation of a 6 planet system forming. The simulation starts of with 900 objects and tracks how they merge into the final planets.
VIDEO: 6 planet system formation
Tag: Exoplanets
WD 1856: A star that engulfed it’s two planets and destroyed one
Astronomers have discovered a planet that survived being engulfed by it’s star and influenced it’s evolution during it’s red giant phase.
Exomoons: Why are massive moons very important for life?
According to a recent study, it turns out that having large exomoons are important for making exoplanets habitable for life.
Exoplanet found in another galaxy around powerful X-ray source
Astronomers have found planet in the Whirlpool galaxy that orbits what could possibly be a black hole eating another star.