Future exploration of the outer heliosphere and very local interstellar medium by interstellar probe
PC Brandt, E Provornikova, SD Bale, A Cocoros… - Space science …, 2023 - Springer
A detailed overview of the knowledge gaps in our understanding of the heliospheric
interaction with the largely unexplored Very Local Interstellar Medium (VLISM) are provided …
interaction with the largely unexplored Very Local Interstellar Medium (VLISM) are provided …
Bifurcation of planetary building blocks during Solar System formation
T Lichtenberg, J Dra̧żkowska, M Schönbächler… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Geochemical and astronomical evidence demonstrates that planet formation occurred in two
spatially and temporally separated reservoirs. The origin of this dichotomy is unknown. We …
spatially and temporally separated reservoirs. The origin of this dichotomy is unknown. We …
The New Generation Planetary Population Synthesis (NGPPS)-I. Bern global model of planet formation and evolution, model tests, and emerging planetary systems
Context. The explosion of observational data on exoplanets gives many constraints on
theoretical models of planet formation and evolution. Observational data probe very large …
theoretical models of planet formation and evolution. Observational data probe very large …
Early Solar System instability triggered by dispersal of the gaseous disk
Abstract The Solar System's orbital structure is thought to have been sculpted by an episode
of dynamical instability among the giant planets,,–. However, the instability trigger and timing …
of dynamical instability among the giant planets,,–. However, the instability trigger and timing …
The New Generation Planetary Population Synthesis (NGPPS)-II. Planetary population of solar-like stars and overview of statistical results
Context. Planetary formation and evolution is a combination of multiple interlinked
processes. Constraining the mechanisms observationally requires statistical comparison to …
processes. Constraining the mechanisms observationally requires statistical comparison to …
Turbulence sets the length scale for planetesimal formation: Local 2D simulations of streaming instability and planetesimal formation
H Klahr, A Schreiber - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The trans-Neptunian object 2014 MU69, named Arrokoth, is the most recent evidence that
planetesimals did not form by successive collisions of smaller objects, but by the direct …
planetesimals did not form by successive collisions of smaller objects, but by the direct …
The geology and geophysics of Kuiper Belt object (486958) Arrokoth
INTRODUCTION On 1 January 2019, the New Horizons spacecraft passed 3538 km from
Kuiper Belt object (KBO)(486958) Arrokoth. Arrokoth is a contact binary consisting of two …
Kuiper Belt object (KBO)(486958) Arrokoth. Arrokoth is a contact binary consisting of two …
1I/'Oumuamua as an N2 Ice Fragment of an Exo‐Pluto Surface II: Generation of N2 Ice Fragments and the Origin of 'Oumuamua
SJ Desch, AP Jackson - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The origin of the interstellar object 1I/'Oumuamua has defied explanation. In a companion
paper (Jackson & Desch, 2021), we show that a body of N2 ice with axes 45 m× 44 m× 7.5 m …
paper (Jackson & Desch, 2021), we show that a body of N2 ice with axes 45 m× 44 m× 7.5 m …
The collisional evolution of the primordial Kuiper Belt, its destabilized population, and the Trojan asteroids
WF Bottke, D Vokrouhlický, R Marschall… - The Planetary …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The tumultuous early era of outer solar system evolution culminated when Neptune migrated
across the primordial Kuiper Belt (PKB) and triggered a dynamical instability among the …
across the primordial Kuiper Belt (PKB) and triggered a dynamical instability among the …