Sentence examples for planet formed from inspiring English sources

The planet's location is also puzzling scientists, who say it is unlikely that the planet formed in its current location given that there would have been little planet-forming material available so close to the star.

The original source of Earth's carbon was the cosmic debris from which the planet formed.

It is also possible that the planet formed dry and was later bombarded by comets or ice-rich asteroids.

Most scientists agree that Earth's atmosphere contained very little oxygen when the planet formed 4.5 billion years ago.

Most scientists agree that the Earth's atmosphere contained very little oxygen when the planet formed 4.5 billion years ago.

The goal is to settle the question of how the planet formed, and, along with it, the question of how other worlds came to be.

"We believe that everything in the planet forms part of a big family.

Its so-called magnetosphere extends out 37,000 miles from Earth's sunlit side and much farther behind the planet, forming a cometlike tail.

The magnetic field increases first at the bow shock, and continues to increase closer to the planet, forming the magnetic barrier (panel (b)).

An artist's rendering of a new planet forming around a star.

Astronomers have found evidence of an alien planet forming surprisingly far from its host star, a discovery that could challenge the prevailing wisdom about how planets take shape.