Ice plays an important role in the swelling of small celestial bodies into massive planets
By johan [dot] joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 13 June 2024 The ice line during a stellar outburst. Closest to the star, the solid material is dust, but outside the ice line, ice allows particles to grow larger. Illustration: A. Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF)/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) How planets form is a question that has long vexed the world's astronomers. In recent yea
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