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A New Model Explains How Gas and Ice Giant Planets Can Form Rapidly


The most widely recognized explanation for planet formation is the accretion theory. It states that small particles in a protoplanetary disk accumulate gravitationally and, over time, form larger and larger bodies called planetesimals.

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