Tag: photoevaporation
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How Super-Earths Are Made: Stellar Radiation Carves the Planets We Share the Galaxy With
Introduction: A new chapter in planet formation For years, astronomers have puzzled over why the cosmos hosts so many small, rocky worlds that fall into the categories of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes. A breakthrough study focusing on four young, evaporating planets is now offering a clearer picture: stellar radiation won’t just bake these worlds away; it…
