Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to oblivion ...

Astronomers have spotted a planetary system being conceived from the swirl of gas and dust surrounding a star, giving us an ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away ...

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one ...

The Solar System, our cosmic home, is a fascinating and dynamic region of space filled with a diverse range of planets, moons ...

Stars and planets are naturally associated with one another. While some planets have gone rogue and are drifting through ...

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...

In contrast, our solar system is much more expansive and has no planets inside the orbit of Mercury. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Star and planet formation has largely been considered separate ...

Join us for an introduction to the night sky, the stars, and constellations. Then we’ll lift off of the Earth to take a tour of the solar system and learn about the other planets that orbit our own ...