The discovery may turn the scales around the basis of the formation of the planets

 A new study has found a discovery that could change perceptions of how Earth and other planets form in the solar system.

While scientists believed the planets formed from rocky asteroids,  researchers now found that the planets were formed by "giant clay  balls".

The ice-filled grains of cosmic dust at the beginning of the formation  of the solar system were probably melted by the heat of the radiation,  leading to the formation of water and dust balls that became the primary  form of larger planetary objects.

The researchers from Curtin and the Institute of Planetary Science  performed a computer simulation to analyze the motion of rock and clay  granules in carbonate kygurite asteroids.

This process was carried out through the application of a model known  as Mars and the numerical model of global hydrological asteroids  (MAGHNUM).

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It is believed that carbonic carbonate asteroids were the basis of many planets, such as Earth.

The simulation shows that many asteroids that are believed to have  transported water and organic matter to the emerging planets may not be  made of hard rock, as previously thought.

The researchers pointed out that the clay would help to reduce the  temperature inside the water and dust grains, which may lead to  maintaining the cohesion of chemicals inside.

"The assumption was that hydrothermal changes occur in certain  categories of rock asteroids, with physical properties similar to  meteorites," said Brian Travis, a senior scientist.

"However, the clay material was formed when ice was melted by heat  from radioisotopes, where the resulting water mixed with the dust  particles."

The researchers say the new results will affect our understanding of how the Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago. It can also help in finding viable planets