A new model that accounts for the interplay of forces acting on newborn planets can explain two puzzling observations that have cropped up repeatedly among the more than 3,800 planetary systems ...

New Delhi: Scientists have developed a comprehensive computer model to predict whether an exoplanet can maintain a potentially life-supporting atmosphere, narrowing the search for extraterrestrial ...

The prevailing model for planetary accretion, also called fractal assembly, and dating back as far as the 18th century, assumes that the Solar System's planets grew as small grains colliding ...