Tag: teenage exoplanets
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Growing Pains: How Collisions Shape Teenage Exoplanets
Introduction: Teenage Exoplanets and Their Chaotic Beginnings When we think of exoplanets, we often picture fully formed worlds orbiting distant stars. In reality, many planets are in their chaotic adolescence—what scientists call the “growing pains” of teenage exoplanets. During these early stages, planets grow, shuffle, and sometimes smash into one another. These violent interactions help…
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Growing pains of teenage exoplanets: violent early lives revealed
Introduction: The chaotic adolescence of planetary systems When we imagine planets forming, we often picture calm, precise orbits and orderly layers of rock and gas. In reality, the early lives of many exoplanets resemble a turbulent adolescence: a time of rapid growth punctuated by collisions, gravitational nudges, and dramatic reconfigurations. New research into planetary systems…