planetary formation

Scientists have figured out where the Earth's water came from billions of years ago when our planet formed.

Primordial Katamari Damacy

The discovery could lead to a "foolproof method for detecting signs of life on other worlds."

Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Where Earth's Water Came From

Scientists unraveled a mystery of planetary formation by discovering that chaotic perturbations help trigger protoplanetary disks to clumb together.

Secret Recipe

Scientists find the missing ingredient.

Study: An Extra Pinch of Chaos, and BAM, New Planets

A new series of supercomputer-rendered animations shows what would happen to an Earth-like planet with a thin atmosphere if it collided with another object.

Hulk Smash Planets

This is what'd happen if Earth crashed into another planet.

Watch These Brutal Simulations of Apocalyptic Planetary Collisions

We now have a way to better understand the history of planets. 

NASA’s New “Gravity Map” Corrects Fundamental Assumption About Mars

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