A massive exoplanet orbiting a small red dwarf star has revealed an atmospheric composition that contradicts long-standing theories of planetary formation, according to a new study published in The ...

Planetary formation and composition studies investigate the processes that govern the birth, growth and internal structure of planets and smaller bodies within a protoplanetary disk. Dust grains and ...

New research uses laboratory experiments to demonstrate that water is naturally created during the planet formation process. By squeezing and heating planetary analog materials between the tips of two ...