Collaborative Research: Ab Aurigae as a testbed for the earliest stages of planet formatio — NSF Award to University of Georgia Re
Recent molecular line observations of the young AB Aurigae star system have revealed intriguing velocity structures that may offer direct evidence for a long-hypothesized mode of planet formation known as gravitational instability, where planets form rapidly through direct gravitational collapse. In addition, optical,
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Ab Aurigae as a testbed for the earliest stages of planet formatio |
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| Award ID | 2511673 |
| Awardee | University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc |
| City | ATHENS |
| State | GA |
| Amount obligated | $85,964 |
| Principal investigator | Cassandra Hall |
| Program | PLANETARY ASTRONOMY |
| Start date | 08/15/2025 |
| Abstract | Recent molecular line observations of the young AB Aurigae star system have revealed intriguing velocity structures that may offer direct evidence for a long-hypothesized mode of planet formation known as gravitational instability, where planets form rapidly through direct gravitational collapse. In addition, optical, infrared, and millimeter images show a planet-sized clump at roughly twice the scale of the Solar System, roughly 90 astronomical units (AU, the average distance between the Earth |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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