Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University. Follow him on Twitter @sciencef1rst.
— astounding given that it's a gas giant composed mostly of hydrogen and helium gas, the universe's lightest elements.
The second mechanism, the disk instability model, involves gravitationally unstable and dense patches of the protoplanetary disk collapsing and growing to form a gas giant lacking a rocky core. Despite hot-start being the commonly expected model, HD 114082 b's density seems to defy what astronomers would expect for a core accretion model, favoring instead the underdog, the cold start or disk instability model. Some older exoplanets discovered by other teams of astronomers also favor this cold model, but the team behind the new research warns not to scrap hot start planet formation models just yet.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
COVID-19 pandemic widened the gender gap in astronomy publishingRobert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University. Follow him on Twitter sciencef1rst.
Read more »
Magnetic Milky Way filaments dwarfed by mysterious structures in distant galaxy clusterRobert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University. Follow him on Twitter sciencef1rst.
Read more »
Galactic cannibal Andromeda feasts on smaller galaxies, cosmic leftovers revealRobert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University. Follow him on Twitter sciencef1rst.
Read more »
Completing Einstein’s Theories – A Particle Physics BreakthroughOsaka University researchers show the relativistic contraction of an electric field produced by fast-moving charged particles, as predicted by Einstein's theory, which can help improve radiation and particle physics research. Over a century ago, one of the most renowned modern physicists, Albert
Read more »
Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of November 28MadameClairevoyant: Neptune's loooong retrograde is finally over. Hold onto the clarity you’ve found in the last five months, but allow yourself the sweetness of dreaming too. It’s just as important. Read your full weekly horoscope from MmeClairevoyant:
Read more »
If Your Brain Isn’t Developed Until 25, Is Dating Someone Older Weird?'As valuable functions such as insight, morality, and intuition are governed by the prefrontal cortex, it could be said that a younger partner [under the age of 25] may be particularly impressionable,' says relationship counselor Victoria Jeffries.
Read more »