Talk: The birth of planets
This event is part of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2025.
How did our Solar System planets form? Is our Solar System unique?
Planets form in discs made of gas and dust that swirl around stars like our Sun. Once upon a time our Sun would have had one of these discs, and our Solar System planets would have formed out of it. We are living in exciting times where we are seeing spectacularly detailed images of planet-forming discs. These are giving us clues on how and when planets form, and have completely revolutionised what we know about planet formation.
In this talk Dr Farzana Meru, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow and Reader in the Astronomy & Astrophysics group at the University of Warwick, will present what we know about the planet formation environment, how planets may form and evolve in their parent disc. She will also show how observations combined with state-of-the-art simulations of planet-forming discs are enabling us to make leaps and bounds of progress in understanding planets formation and evolution.
Attending the event
This talk will be held on Sunday 6 July 2025, 4pm – 4.30pm.
- Free to attend, no ticket required
- The room has limited capacity, so we recommend that visitors arrive at least 10-15 minutes before the talk. We operate a first-come, first-served policy
- This talk will take place in person at the Royal Society and will also be livestreamed on the Royal Society YouTube channel
- Live subtitles will be available in-person and virtually
- Suitable for everyone
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