Sentences with phrase «building blocks of planets»

There, researchers hope to study an example of one of the fundamental building blocks of the planets.
The leftover building blocks of planets, near - Earth objects orbit the sun in highly elliptical orbits, and sometimes graze or hit Earth.
Powerful gravitational perturbations from the two stars on the rocky building blocks of planets lead to destructive collisions that grind down the material.
In an accompanying paper, a second research team have used ALMA's data to create the first 3D model of Supernova 1987A, revealing important insights into the original star itself and the way supernovae create the basic building blocks of planets.
«The data confirms that on New Year's Day 2019, New Horizons will be looking at one of the ancient building blocks of the planets
The discs around these stars contain gas, dust, and planetesimals — the building blocks of planets and the progenitors of planetary systems.
Evidently the building blocks of planets keep colliding, merging, shattering, and pulverizing one another long after the first large bodies come together.
Elements heavier than hydrogen and helium were more abundant later in the star - forming boom as more massive stars ended their lives early and enriched the galaxy with material that served as the building blocks of planets and even life on Earth.
A French - UK - Australian team now think they have the answer, with their simulations showing the formation of «dust traps» where pebble - sized fragments collect and stick together, to grow into the building blocks of planets.
«You can see from the surface a record of solar system history, building blocks of planets and precursors to life.»
«We have shown that silicate grains have agglomerated into pebbles, which are the building blocks of planet embryos.»
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