planetary

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The two events -- first seen in 2004 and again in 2023 -- represent the first time astronomers have directly imaged collisions between large objects in a planetary system beyond our own.

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New research led by Paul Byrne, an associate professor of Earth, environmental, and planetary sciences, challenges one of the central hopes surrounding Europa.

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In selecting Jayawardhana — an expert in the origins of planets and planetary systems — Caltech leaders said they sought someone with deep academic and administrative experience.

From Los Angeles Times

"By examining planetary evolution alongside atmospheric escape across different epochs, we can gain insight into how these processes shape planetary habitability."

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With a mass similar to Saturn, the researchers suggest that it most likely formed within a planetary system rather than developing on its own like a small star or brown dwarf.

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