Charles Beichman
Charles Beichman
blocks building directly dusty planets rocky study
Asteroids are the leftover building blocks of rocky planets like Earth. We can't directly see other terrestrial planets, but now we can study their dusty fossils.
dynamic environment exciting existence form highly massive planets short solar system
We do not know if planets like those in our solar system are able to form in the highly energetic, dynamic environment of these massive stars, but if they could, their existence would be a short and exciting one.