The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

With the exception of Pluto, planets in our solar system are classified as either terrestrial (Earth-like) or Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets. Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth ...

Many extrasolar planets show characteristics which are not realised in the Solar ... A key element of this research theme is the search for small, terrestrial planets in the habitable zones of host ...