Astrophysicists model rapid formation of gas giant planets

Astrophysicists from LMU, the ORIGINS cluster, and MPS have developed a new model explaining rapid gas giant formation in planetary systems. Their research shows that annular perturbations in protoplanetary disks can efficiently trigger the formation of multiple gas giants. This model aligns with observations from the ALMA radio observatory, revealing gas giants at distances over 200 astronomical units, and suggests that our solar system's planet formation ceased due to resource depletion.