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The giant planet instability (the “Nice model”)

June 30, 2022

TL;DR: The giant planets underwent a dynamical instability that shook up the entire Solar System and likely ejected an extra ice giant. The instability happened early, perhaps triggered by the dispersal of the gaseous planet-forming disk. … More The giant planet instability (the “Nice model”)

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The Solar System’s story

June 23, 2022

This blog series will discuss what we know (and don’t know) about the formation and evolution of our Solar System. … More The Solar System’s story

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