Re-making planets after star-death

(Royal Astronomical Society) Astronomers Dr. Jane Greaves, of the University of Cardiff, and Dr. Wayne Holland, of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh, may have found an answer to the 25-year-old mystery of how planets form in the aftermath of a supernova explosion. The two researchers will present their work on Thursday, July 6, at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hull, and in a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.