Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News & Views
  • Published:

Astrophysics

Variable snow lines affect planet formation

Nature volume 535, pages 237–238 (2016)Cite this article

Subjects

Observations of the disk of dust and gas around a nascent star reveal that the distance from the star at which water in the disk forms ice is variable. This variation might hinder the formation of planets. See Letter p.258

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on Springer Link
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Figure 1: Variable snow lines in the V883 Orionis system.

Notes

  1. See all news & views

References

  1. Hayashi, C. Prog. Theor. Phys. Suppl. 70, 35–53 (1981).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. Cieza, L. A. et al. Nature 535, 258–261 (2016).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Strom, K. & Strom, S. Astrophys. J. 412, L63–L66 (1993).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Herbig, G. H. Astrophys. J. 217, 693–715 (1977).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Hartmann, L. & Kenyon, S. J. Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 34, 207–240 (1996).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Zhang, K., Pontopiddan, K. M., Salyk, C. & Blake, G. A. Astrophys. J. 766, 82 (2013).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. Banzatti, A. et al. Astrophys. J. 815, L15 (2015).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Brenda Matthews is with the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Programs, National Research Council of Canada, Victoria V9E 2E7, Canada.,

    Brenda Matthews

Authors
  1. Brenda Matthews
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Brenda Matthews.

Related links

Related links

Related links in Nature Research

Astrophysics: Growing planet brought to light

Astrophysics: Surprisingly fast motions in a dust disk

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Matthews, B. Variable snow lines affect planet formation. Nature 535, 237–238 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/535237a

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/535237a

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing