New Horizons spacecraft 'alters theory of planet formation'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51295365
Scientists say they have "decisively" overturned the prevailing theory of how planets in our Solar System formed.
"The established view is that material violently crashed together to form ever larger clumps until they became worlds.
New results suggest the process was less catastrophic - with matter gently clumping together instead."
Always assuming the NASA people aren't "fakin' it" of course; for "the grant money" etc.
Got a credit card? use our Credit Card & Finance Calculators
Thanks to gpadsa,Steffers0,lansdown,Wasron,jfgw, for Donating to support the site
New Horizons in planets
-
- The full Lemon
- Posts: 12636
- Joined: November 8th, 2016, 7:21 pm
- Been thanked: 2609 times
-
- Lemon Quarter
- Posts: 1252
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 6:38 pm
- Has thanked: 148 times
- Been thanked: 382 times
Re: New Horizons in planets
XFool wrote:New Horizons spacecraft 'alters theory of planet formation'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51295365
Scientists say they have "decisively" overturned the prevailing theory of how planets in our Solar System formed.
"The established view is that material violently crashed together to form ever larger clumps until they became worlds.
New results suggest the process was less catastrophic - with matter gently clumping together instead."
Always assuming the NASA people aren't "fakin' it" of course; for "the grant money" etc.
My bold.
Can't say I like the unnecessary inclusion of politics in this.
The theory is at odds with how the earth's moon formed : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant-impact_hypothesis
-
- Lemon Quarter
- Posts: 3144
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 11:12 am
- Has thanked: 3660 times
- Been thanked: 1527 times
Re: New Horizons in planets
Sorcery wrote:
The theory is at odds with how the earth's moon formed : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant-impact_hypothesis
Not necessarily, the theory doesn't say that all 'large bodies' have to be formed like that.
RC
-
- The full Lemon
- Posts: 12636
- Joined: November 8th, 2016, 7:21 pm
- Been thanked: 2609 times
Re: New Horizons in planets
Sorcery wrote:XFool wrote:New Horizons spacecraft 'alters theory of planet formation'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51295365
Scientists say they have "decisively" overturned the prevailing theory of how planets in our Solar System formed.
"The established view is that material violently crashed together to form ever larger clumps until they became worlds.
New results suggest the process was less catastrophic - with matter gently clumping together instead."
Always assuming the NASA people aren't "fakin' it" of course; for "the grant money" etc.
My bold.
Can't say I like the unnecessary inclusion of politics in this.
My bold.
Hah!
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 13 guests