• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 27th, 2012
Saturnine Moon Phoebe Is a Planetary Embryo

Saturnine Moon Phoebe Is a Planetary Embryo

It originally formed in the Kuiper Belt, beyond the orbit of Pluto

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 20th, 2012
Planet Formation Requires Heavy Chemical Elements

Planet Formation Requires Heavy Chemical Elements

Hydrogen and helium cannot set the basis for new worlds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 9th, 2012
How Planets Form Around New Stars

How Planets Form Around New Stars

New study sought to determine all the conditions required for this process

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2011
White Dwarfs Can Accrete Planetesimals

White Dwarfs Can Accrete Planetesimals

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 8th, 2010
Why Earth Didn't Fall into the Sun

Why Earth Didn't Fall into the Sun

The question has puzzled astronomers for a long time