Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds. For ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery on November 8, 2025, that challenges previous models of planetary water ...

Using the W.M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, astronomers have taken the closest-ever look at dusty regions where planets ...

A new space telescope with Irish scientific involvement goes into operation this week on a mission to study how stars behave ...

The first map of magnetic fields in a planetary formation disk has been created, revealing how invisible forces shape the ...

A recent astronomical discovery has shaken long-held beliefs about how planets form. For decades, scientists thought that stars much smaller than our Sun couldn't form giant planets. That theory just ...

CONFIDENCE IN HAPPENING YESTERDAY. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY ASTRONOMER RECENTLY SAW SOMETHING UNUSUAL DURING HIS RESEARCH OF SPACE, AND IT COULD HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW PLANETS FORM. VLADIMIR LYRA ...

In the swirling clouds of gas and dust that surround newborn stars, planets begin to form. These planet-forming disks are rich with clues about how worlds like Earth come to be. Until now, scientists ...

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...