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PLANET-MAKING

This image shows three scenarios of how planets form in a disk. The left shows the violent version that produces “hot Jupiters” on eccentric orbits, which the authors suggest are typical. The right shows another typical, gas-strapped version where nothing bigger than Neptune grows. The middle version shows the conditions just right for producing planetary systems similar to the solar system. Credit: Image courtesy of Science, AAAS

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