Ray SandersSocial Links Navigation 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...1NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'2New alien abduction film 'Watch the Skies' is giving us Swedish Spielberg vibes (video)3'I’d get on in a heartbeat': Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video)4Rare 'double sunrise' captured in Canada by intrepid solar eclipse chasers (photos)5Déjà vu: President Trump nominates Greg Autry again to be NASA's financial chief
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.