Jupiter and Uranus Dance in the Celestial Ballet
March 14, 2024 marks a momentous occasion in the sky, as Jupiter boldly surpasses his elder companion, Uranus. This event, known as a heliocentric conjunction, occurs when the two planets…
New Insights into Gas Dispersal in Planet-Forming Disks
Planetary systems seem to have an abundance of rocky objects like asteroids and planets compared to gas-rich ones. However, scientists have long been puzzled by the fact that the initial…
Searching for the Elusive Ninth Planet: A Decade of Mystery
The search for the mysterious Ninth Planet continues to baffle astronomers around the world. Ever since Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin proposed its existence, scientists have been tirelessly scouring the…
New Insights into Water Vapor in Planetary Formation
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting water vapor in the disc surrounding a young star, precisely where planets are believed to be forming. This new finding has the…
Water Vapor Discovery Reveals New Insights into Planet Formation
Astronomers have made an astonishing discovery that could shed light on the process of planet formation. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, researchers have detected an abundance…