Worlds Beyond: Tech Shaping Our Understanding of Planets
Beyond Our Backyard: Unraveling the Mysteries of Planetary Formation with Technology For centuries, humans have gazed at the night sky, pondering the origins of our own solar system and the countless stars twinkling like distant jewels. Today, powerful telescopes and cutting-edge technology are allowing us to peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before, unveiling a breathtaking tapestry of planetary systems forming around other stars – exoplanets. The quest to understand how planets form is a fascinating journey through physics, chemistry, and astronomy. The prevailing theory, known as the nebular hypothesis, suggests that our solar system, like countless others, began as a vast cloud of gas and dust called a nebula. This nebula, influenced by gravity and perhaps a nearby...