The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...

In a cosmic first, astronomers have spotted the earliest signs of rocky planet formation around a young star. The discovery ...

"This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system," team leader Rosemary Pike from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian said in a statement. "It shows that even very distant ...

Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

Astronomers spotted a baby star displaying the very first signs of planet formation in the zone surrounding it, similar to ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, observed the very beginning of planet formation around a star beyond our Solar System.

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have, for the first time, observed the formation of a new solar system.

Data captured by the ALMA telescope in Chile and the James Webb Space Telescope showed planets forming around a star in the ...

Astronomers have found 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, a rare Sednoid with a unique orbit that challenges the Planet Nine hypothesis.

For the first time, astronomers have successfully observed the earliest stages of planet formation around a star outside our ...