EPISODE · Jun 4, 2018 · 12 MIN
These Spinning Disks of Gas and Dust Reveal How Planets Get Made
from Science, Spoken · host WIRED
Over the past two and half centuries, scientists envisioning the origin of planetary systems (including our own) have focused on a specific scene: a spinning disk around a newborn star, sculpting planets out of gas and dust like clay on a potter’s wheel. But as for testing the idea, by actually spotting an exoplanet coalesce from swirling matter? No luck yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Over the past two and half centuries, scientists envisioning the origin of planetary systems (including our own) have focused on a specific scene: a spinning disk around a newborn star, sculpting planets out of gas and dust like clay on a potter’s wheel. But as for testing the idea, by actually spotting an exoplanet coalesce from swirling matter? No luck yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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These Spinning Disks of Gas and Dust Reveal How Planets Get Made
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