News Space Rocky cores form first Newly discovered superEarth systems support the standard model of planet formation By Ron Cowen June 17, 2008 at 11:55 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print NANTES, France — Call it the battle of the planet creationists. PLANETARY BEGINNINGS This artist’s illustration shows a swirling protoplanetary disk in which core accretion could happen. P. Rawlings, NASA On one side of the ring stands Doug “Rocky Core” Lin.
