New supercomputer simulations show how the Moon may have formed through the collision of Earth with a Mars-sized planet called Theia about 4.5 billion years ago. UK scientists have produced several ...

A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy – and why the life and death of nearby stars are an important piece of the puzzle. In a paper ...

The State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science (hereafter referred to as SKLplanets) (Macau University of Science and Technology) was approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology of ...

A computer simulation of two small planets colliding with each other. The colours show how the rock of the impacting body (dark grey, in centre of impact area) accretes to the target body (rock; light ...

The early days of the Solar System were anything but calm. Think colossal collisions and chaotic beginnings—like the time a protoplanet named Theia crashed into Earth and gave us the Moon. With ...

Image of the young nearby 2MASS1612 system (also known as: RIK113) taken with the ESO Very Large Telescope in Chile. The image uses near infrared light that was scattered of the dust particles ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has provided groundbreaking insights into the potential of giant, free-floating planets forming their own miniature planetary systems. These objects, ...

PhD projects are available to study a variety of topics in the formation and dynamics of planetary systems, and to study the dynamical evolution of protoplanetary discs. The research to be carried out ...

White dwarfs, the compact remnants of low- to intermediate-mass stars, offer a unique window into the fate of planetary systems. Recent observational and theoretical work has revealed that many white ...

Researchers from the University of Greifswald and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg (both in Germany) have developed a prototype experimental setup that simulates flow properties in ...

The idea of an undiscovered giant planet lurking in the Solar System might seem far-fetched, but new simulations suggest that a giant ice planet could be hidden beyond Neptune. This follows a pattern ...