The detection and characterization of large populations of pebbles in protoplanetary disks
have motivated the study of pebble accretion as a driver of planetary growth. This review …

This article reviews our current understanding of terrestrial planet formation. The focus is on
computer simulations of the dynamical aspects of the accretion process. Throughout the …

Geochemical and astronomical evidence demonstrates that planet formation occurred in two
spatially and temporally separated reservoirs. The origin of this dichotomy is unknown. We …

Our understanding of planet formation has been rapidly evolving in recent years. The
classical planet formation theory, developed when the only known planetary system was our …

There is a long-standing debate regarding the origin of the terrestrial planets' water as well
as the hydrated C-type asteroids. Here we show that the inner Solar System's water is a …

The observed lifetimes of gaseous protoplanetary discs place strong constraints on gas and
ice giant formation in the core accretion scenario. The approximately 10-Earth-mass solid …

Chondrules are millimeter-sized spherules that dominate primitive meteorites (chondrites)
originating from the asteroid belt. The incorporation of chondrules into asteroidal bodies …

Context. The explosion of observational data on exoplanets gives many constraints on
theoretical models of planet formation and evolution. Observational data probe very large …

Abstract The Lucy Mission is a NASA Discovery-class mission to send a highly capable and
robust spacecraft to investigate seven primitive bodies near both the L 4 and L 5 Lagrange …

The formation of planetary cores must proceed rapidly in order for the giant planets to
accrete their gaseous envelopes before the dissipation of the protoplanetary gas disc (≲ 3 …