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Planets
New research unlocks origin of planets
The origin of planets hides in the dust and gas surrounding a newborn star. However, a direct link between these so-called protoplanetary disks and exoplanets was hard to identify—until now.
Tracing the birth of new planets
The Ring
UVic astrophysicist Ruobing Dong is revolutionizing the field of observational planet formation by examining disks of dust and gas which surround very young stars.
Questioning of ninth planet
The Ring
A UVic PhD candidate is garnering international headlines for work that throws cold water on a hot theory about a ninth planet. "It may well turn out that there is another planet out there, but in our survey we find no evidence requiring an extra planet in the outer solar system to explain what we’re seeing."
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