Understanding the processes of planet formation and accretion in young systems is essential to unraveling the initial conditions of planetary systems.
Protoplanet
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PDS 70b Shows Stellar-like Carbon-to-Oxygen Ratio
The ∼5 Myr PDS 70 is the only known system with protoplanets residing in the cavity of the circumstellar disk from which they formed, ideal for studying exoplanet formation and […]
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Did The Terrestrial Planets Of The Solar System Form By Pebble Accretion?
The dominant accretion process leading to the formation of the terrestrial planets of the Solar System is a subject of intense scientific debate. Two radically different scenarios have been proposed.
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If Planets Existed In Protostellar Disks They Would Hardly Produce Observable Substructures
The onset of planet formation is actively under debate. Recent mass measurements of disks around protostars suggest an early start of planet formation in the Class 0/I disks.
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Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE). XIV. Finding Terrestrial Protoplanets In The Galactic Neighborhood
The increased brightness temperature of young rocky protoplanets during their magma ocean epoch makes them potentially amenable to atmospheric characterization to distances from the solar system far greater than thermally […]
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Volatile Composition Of The HD 169142 Disk And Its Embedded Planet
The composition of a planet’s atmosphere is intricately linked to the chemical makeup of the protoplanetary disk in which it formed. Determining the elemental abundances from key volatiles within disks […]
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The James Webb Interferometer: Space-based Interferometric Detections of PDS 70 b and c at 4.8 μm
We observed the planet-hosting system PDS 70 with the James Webb Interferometer, JWST’s Aperture Masking Interferometric (AMI) mode within NIRISS.
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MINDS: JWST/NIRCam Imaging Of The Protoplanetary Disk PDS 70
Context. Two protoplanets have recently been discovered within the PDS 70 protoplanetary disk. JWST/NIRCam offers a unique opportunity to characterize them and their birth environment at wavelengths difficult to access […]
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A Surprise Chemical Find by ALMA At HD 169142 May Help Detect and Confirm Protoplanets
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study the protoplanetary disk around a young star have discovered the most compelling chemical evidence to date of the formation of […]
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The Dynamic Proto-atmospheres Around Low-Mass Planets With Eccentric Orbits
Protoplanets are able to accrete primordial atmospheres when embedded in the gaseous protoplanetary disk. The formation and structure of the proto-atmosphere are subject to the planet–disk environment and orbital effects. […]