Formation of Planets in a Protoplanetary Disk | Video
3,540 views · Published 13 June 2012 · 1:00 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2012 · Science & Technology
The artist conception shows a newly formed star surrounded by a swirling protoplanetary disk of dust and gas. Debris coalesces to create rocky 'planetesimals' that collide and grow to eventually form planets.
