Radial distribution of distant trans-Neptunian objects points to Sun's formation in a stellar cluster

D Nesvorný, P Bernardinelli, D Vokrouhlický, K Batygin - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Scattered Disk Objects (SDOs) are a population of trans-Neptunian bodies with
semimajor axes 50< a≲ 1000 au and perihelion distances q≳ 30 au. The detached SDOs …

Generation of Low-inclination, Neptune-crossing Trans-Neptunian Objects by Planet Nine

K Batygin, A Morbidelli, ME Brown… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The solar system's distant reaches exhibit a wealth of anomalous dynamical structure,
hinting at the presence of a yet-undetected, massive trans-Neptunian body—Planet Nine …

Insights on the Sun Birth Environment in the Context of Star Cluster Formation in Hub–Filament Systems

D Arzoumanian, S Arakawa… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Cylindrical molecular filaments are observed to be the main sites of Sunlike star formation,
while massive stars form in dense hubs at the junction of multiple filaments. The role of hub …

Survivability of amorphous ice in comets depends on the latent heat of crystallization of impure water ice

S Arakawa, S Wakita - … of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Comets are believed to have amorphous rather than crystalline ice at the epoch of their
accretion. Cometary ice contains some impurities that govern the latent heat of ice …

[HTML][HTML] Two isotopically distinct populations of refractory inclusions in the EHa3 chondrite Sahara 97072–Significance for understanding the evolution of the CAI …

S Ebert, K Nagashima, AN Krot, A Bischoff - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
The nature of isotopic differences between 'normal'Ca, Al-rich inclusions (CAIs)
characterized by the canonical initial 26 Al/27 Al ratio [(26 Al/27 Al) 0] of∼ 5× 10− 5 and the …

Self-gravitational dynamics within the inner Oort cloud

K Batygin, D Nesvorný - Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2024 - Springer
The formation of the Inner Oort Cloud (IOC)—a vast halo of icy bodies residing far beyond
Neptune's orbit—is an expected outcome of the solar system's primordial evolution within a …

Generation of Low-Inclination, Neptune-Crossing TNOs by Planet Nine

K Batygin, A Morbidelli, ME Brown… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The solar system's distant reaches exhibit a wealth of anomalous dynamical structure,
hinting at the presence of a yet-undetected, massive trans-Neptunian body-Planet 9 …

Permanent capture into the solar system

E Belbruno, J Green - Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2024 - Springer
In this note, an interesting region about the Sun in phase space is described where the
permanent capture of an object, P, of small mass from interstellar space can occur, under the …

Spatial distribution and clustering properties of the young stellar populations in the Carina Nebula complex and Car OB1

C Göppl, T Preibisch - arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.02158, 2025 - arxiv.org
We use Gaia DR3 astrometry and photometry to analyze the spatial distribution of the young
stellar populations and stellar clusters and to search for new OB star candidates in the …

Self-consistent Conditions for 26Al Injection into a Protosolar Disk from a Nearby Supernova

R Sawada, T Taki, H Kurokawa… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The early solar system contained a short-lived radionuclide, 26 Al (its half-life time t 1/2= 0.7
Myr). The decay energy of 26 Al is thought to have controlled the thermal evolution of …