Over the course of the past two decades, observational surveys have unveiled the intricate
orbital structure of the Kuiper Belt, a field of icy bodies orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune. In …

Comets have three known reservoirs: the roughly spherical Oort Cloud (for long-period
comets), the flattened Kuiper Belt (for ecliptic comets), and, surprisingly, the asteroid belt (for …

Context. Planets form during the first few Myr of the evolution of the star-disk system,
possibly before the end of the embedded phase. The properties of very young disks and …

In contrast to the water-poor planets of the inner Solar System, stochasticity during planetary
formation, and order-of-magnitude deviations in exoplanet volatile contents suggest that …

The dependence of the mass accretion rate on the stellar properties is a key constraint for
star formation and disk evolution studies. Here we present a study of a sample of stars in the …

To understand how phosphorus (P)-bearing molecules are formed in star-forming regions,
we have analysed the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations …

We develop an evolutionary model of the long-period comet (LPC) population, starting from
their birthplace in a massive trans-Neptunian disk that was dispersed by migrating giant …

We have studied four complex organic molecules (COMs), the oxygen-bearing methyl
formate (CH 3 OCHO) and dimethyl ether (CH 3 OCH 3) as well as the nitrogen-bearing …

Most stars form in star clusters and stellar associations. However, only about∼ 1 per cent of
the presently known exoplanets are found in these environments. To understand the roles of …

Over the past three decades, we have witnessed one of the great revolutions in our
understanding of the cosmos—the dawn of the Exoplanet Era. Where once we knew of just …