Ray Sanders Latest articles by Ray Sanders Heavy Elements Key for Planet Formation, Study Suggests By Ray Sanders published 19 April 12 Young planets need stuff heavier than hydrogen and helium to get going. Exoplanets Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1See Mercury at greatest elongation, its farthest from the sun in the evening sky this week2'52 Assignments: Night Photography': A Q&A with author and astrophotographer Josh Dury3Hubble Telescope finds stellar nursery in Taurus Molecular Cloud | Space photo of the day for July 2, 20254A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say5Climate satellite MethaneSAT backed by Bezos and Google fails in space after just 1 year
Heavy Elements Key for Planet Formation, Study Suggests By Ray Sanders published 19 April 12 Young planets need stuff heavier than hydrogen and helium to get going.