A new way to wobble: Scientists uncover mechanism that causes formation of planets
July 07, 2025
July 07, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news:
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A new way to wobble: Scientists uncover mechanism that causes formation of planets
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Instead of a tempest in a teapot, imagine the cosmos in a canister. Scientists have performed experiments using nested, spinning cylinders to confirm that an uneven wobble in a ring of electrically conductive fluid like liquid metal or plasma . . .
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A new way to wobble: Scientists uncover mechanism that causes formation of planets
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Instead of a tempest in a teapot, imagine the cosmos in a canister. Scientists have performed experiments using nested, spinning cylinders to confirm that an uneven wobble in a ring of electrically conductive fluid like liquid metal or plasma . . .