Sentences with phrase «understanding of planetary formation»
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The new results from SPHERE, along with data from other telescopes such as ALMA, are revolutionising astronomers» understanding of the environments around young stars and the complex mechanisms of planetary formation.
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«As plans are underway in and outside of Japan to explore the satellite system of Jupiter and the satellites of Mars,» said Ohtsuki, «we will continue to unravel the origin of satellite systems, which is key to understanding the formation process of planetary systems.»
The improved understanding gives researchers new insight about the basic properties of silica and other materials, and could ultimately lead to improved models of planetary formation and composition and new approaches for designing future materials with improved functionality, such as strength.
The Mars Exploration Program studies Mars as a planetary system in order to understand the formation and early evolution of Mars as a planet, the history of geological processes that have shaped Mars through time, the potential for Mars to have hosted life, and the future exploration of Mars by humans.
These instabilities are a key mechanism for eliciting the transport of angular momentum through nascent planetary systems, and are very important to an overall understanding of planet formation.
These studies are aimed at understanding the physical mechanisms that govern star formation and how the evolution of the gaseous component of disks impacts the resulting planetary system architectures.
Its detection helps astronomers understand the chemical processes that occur during the formation of planetary systems and that ultimately lead to the creation of the ingredients for life.
John has a broad range of research interests designed to understand the formation and evolution of stars from their origin in molecular clouds to the development of mature planetary systems.