The researchers suspect that two original planets in the protoplanetary disc could pave the way for the birth of a smaller one in between them.
The researchers suspect that two original planets in the protoplanetary disc could pave the way to the birth of a smaller one in between them. This alignment is referred to as "sandwiched planet formation" by the authors.
And if by any means, the dust in the region clumps, the resultant middle planet will most likely be smaller than the outer two planets. Meru further added: "What is also really interesting is that there are examples that we have found from
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