Mass Spectrometer Experiment for a Uranus Probe

A Vorburger, P Wurz, R Helled, O Mousis - Space Science Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Uranus distinguishes itself from other planets in the Solar System with a range of remarkable
attributes, including a magnetosphere with a unique configuration, its quiescent atmosphere …

Sequential giant planet formation initiated by disc substructure

TCH Lau, T Birnstiel, J Drążkowska… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Planet formation models are necessary to understand the origins of diverse
planetary systems. Circumstellar disc substructures have been proposed as preferred …

Accretion of primordial H–He atmospheres in mini-Neptunes: The importance of envelope enrichment

MM Lous, C Mordasini, R Helled - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Out of the more than 5000 detected exoplanets, a considerable number belong to a
category called “mini-Neptunes”. Interior models of these planets suggest that they have …

Properties of outer solar system pebbles during planetesimal formation from meteor observations

P Jenniskens, PR Estrada, S Pilorz, PS Gural… - Icarus, 2024 - Elsevier
Observations of proto-planetary disks, as well as theoretical modeling, suggest that in the
late stages of accretion leading up to the formation of planetesimals, particles grew to …