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Is our solar system unique?
Are there other Earth-like
planets, or are we a fluke?
Under what conditions can
Earth-like planets form?
Is life common or rare?
Ways to Find Out
Look at our own solar system, and think
about how it might have formed
Look at other solar systems while they
form
Look for and study other solar systems
Create computer models and see if you
can produce a solar system
Ways to Find Out
Look at our own solar system, and think
about how it might have formed
Look at other solar systems while they
form
Look for and study other solar systems
Create computer models and see if you
can produce a solar system
Solar System Geometry
gas pressure
pushes out
(like in a balloon)
but notice how much bigger this is than the solar system!
In reality, disks are very hard to image.
Why do you think this is?
In reality, disks are very hard to image.
Why do you think this is?
So we usually use spectroscopy to study disks.
What would it
look like with
a disk around it?
In reality, disks are very hard to image.
Why do you think this is?
So we usually use spectroscopy to study disks.
What would it
look like with
a disk around it?
Observations generally agree with theory, but its hard to see details. They also
show us that stars and disks are all very different from each other. And, they
gave us the surprising observation of outflows.
Simulations also agree with theory, but they cant model everything at once, and
there are some problems (things take too long, for one)
Is our solar system unique?
Are there other Earth-like planets, or
are we a fluke?
Under what conditions can Earth-like
planets form?
Is life common or rare?