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Tanaka Lab
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A planet formation lab that uses theory to explore the process leading up to the birth of planets.
AboutAbout the lab
Tracing the birth of planets through theory.
The Planet Formation Theory Lab studies, from a theoretical standpoint, the physical mechanisms by which planetary systems form, both in the Solar System and around other stars.
Its setting is the protoplanetary disk, a disk that spreads around a star and is where planets are born.
The lab covers a wide range of scales, from micro to macro, spanning the stage at which dust particles in the disk grow through to the formation of terrestrial planets and giant gas planets.
On LabLog it is listed as the Tanaka Lab, but on the lab's website it is introduced under the name "Planet Formation Theory Lab."
Key terms
- Protoplanetary disk
- A disk of gas and dust orbiting a newly formed star. It is the place where planets are made.
- Dust particles
- Very small solid grains in space. They stick together and grow larger, becoming the building blocks of planets.
- Giant gas planet
- A large planet made mainly of gas, like Jupiter.
NewsLab news
A lab paper was published in Astrophys. J.
A lab paper was published in Astrophys. J.
A lab paper was published in Astrophys. J.
ResearchResearch themes
How do planets form? This lab uses theory to investigate the physics of each stage, from the growth of dust particles in protoplanetary disks to the formation of terrestrial planets and giant gas planets.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The members of the Planet Formation Theory Lab consist of faculty, JSPS Research Fellows, and master's students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHidekazu Tanaka
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images.
- Top image: “Planets in the Making” ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); A. Isella; B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF) / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Fukagawa Lab): “Five ALMA antennas (img 2893)” D. Schreiner and S. Degezelle/ESO / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Yamada Lab): “Subaru Telescope (6V7A4864-CC)” International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/ T. Slovinský / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Omukai Lab (TAP Theoretical Astronomy Group)): “Hubble2005-01-barred-spiral-galaxy-NGC1300” NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA) / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Salak Lab): “Giant Microwave Radio Telescope” Igoressen / CC0 (cropped)
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