The Cosmic Wobble: A Breakthrough in Understanding Planet Formation Scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) recently uncovered a new mechanism that may explain how planets take shape from swirling disks of matter around stars and black holes. By s... accretion disks astrophysics laboratory experiments magnetic fields magnetorotational instability planet formation plasma physics turbulence
FLARE: Unlocking the Mysteries of Magnetic Reconnection at PPPL In the quest to understand how cosmic forces shape our world, scientists now have a powerful new ally: the Facility for Laboratory Reconnection Experiments (FLARE) at Princeton Plasma Physics Laborato... astrophysics fusion energy laboratory experiments magnetic reconnection plasma physics PPPL scientific collaboration space weather