"Massive black holes are usually known for violence and destruction," said Sergei Nayakshin of the University of Leicester in England, who made the discovery. "So it's remarkable that this black ...

Writing on the pre-press website arXiv.org Sergei Nayakshin from the University of Leicester claims his new hypothesis neatly shows why the asteroid belt exists between the rocky inner planets and ...

"Near a supermassive black hole, velocities are hundreds to a few thousand kilometers per second," said study leader Sergei Nayakshin of the University of Leicester in the U.K. At such speeds ...

But last summer, Sergei Nayakshin of the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom proposed a new theory for planetary formation. Known as "tidal downsizing," it works at a faster pace.

Lead author Professor Sergei Nayakshin from the University of Leicester School of Physics and Astronomy said, "These disks feed growing stars with more material but also nurture planets.

The scientists, led by Dr. Sergei Nayakshin of the University of Leicester, publish their results in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Supermassive black holes reside ...

Sergei Nayakshin of the University of Leicester in England describes the process in an upcoming Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society as well as in several papers posted online at ...

Sergei Nayakshin from the University of Leicester, England, points out that this harsh environment — radiation and frequent collisions — would make the planets orbiting supermassive black ...

"Too bad for life on these planets, but on the other hand the dust created in this way blocks much of the harmful radiation from reaching the rest of the host galaxy," Nayakshin said in a statement.

"We discovered a new process which you might call a 'disc inferno' of young planets," University of Leicester School of Physics and Astronomy professor Sergei Nayakshin said in a statement.

But last summer, Sergei Nayakshin of the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom proposed a new theory for planetary formation. Known as “tidal downsizing,” it works at a faster pace.

The scientists, led by Dr. Sergei Nayakshin of the University of Leicester, publish their results in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Fat doughnut-shaped dust shrouds ...