Fourth Day of Creation: The Proto-history of Young Stars, Star Streams, and Exoplanets Near the Sun. Issue Volume 10:Issue S314(2015) (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Trimble, Virginia
• Editors: Kastner, J. H.; Stelzer, B.; Metchev, S. A.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 10:Issue S314(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Star Formation, -- Moving Groups, -- Star-Streams, -- Exoplanets; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921315006511
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: Items of scientific knowledge at any moment in time have pre-histories when they were debated, doubted, or absolutely denied. The examples considered here are the admitted facts that star formation is an on-going process in the Milky Way, that there are young moving groups (the products of young star clusters in the process of dissolution and perhaps more complex processes), and that planets orbiting other stars are common. It is hard to imagine any of these ceasing to be part of core astronomical knowledge, but you are advised not to place large bets on this.