Smaller planets might be born when gas and dust are squeezed between larger worlds, like the S filling in a cosmic sandwich. The newly suggested process, dubbed ‘sandwiched planet formation’, would occur in the massive discs of planet-birthing gas and dust that swirl around stars in their infancy. Around 4.5 billion years ago, the Solar System itself would have existed as one such
COSMIC ‘SANDWICH’ THEORY COULD EXPLAIN HOW SMALLER PLANETS ARE FORMED
Aug 10, 2023
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