A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect ...

Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

Unlike earlier studies, which often examined chemistry and atmospheric motion separately, the new simulations combined both.

Planet formation used to sound straightforward: dust clumps into rocks, rocks grow into worlds, and the rest is detail. A ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar ...

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

A team of astronomers recently discovered something they didn’t predict in a “cosmic hamburger” — one of the biggest ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

Have you ever found something unexpected in your hamburger? Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) were surprised to discover the very earliest phases of giant ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented ...