Astronomers have spotted a planet in the act of formation for the first time ever.

Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient connection between the planet Mars and blood wasn’t completely wrong. Rust, ...

Astronomy Exoplanets Planets can form much faster than thought, new ALMA telescope photos suggest News By Sharmila Kuthunur published 15 January 2024 ...

Each and every planet—and one dwarf planet—in our solar system, represented with the single best image ever taken of it. Say hello to our neighbors.

Eventually, they become planets. Astronomers have catalogued over 4,000 exoplanets across the universe but have never seen one form—until now.

Astronomers may have inadvertently complicated the mystery of how strange "roasting marshmallow" planets form. Using the Gemini South telescope, researchers found that the "hot and puffy" ultra ...

Stunning new images released by the European Southern Observatory show 'planet-forming discs' - swirling rings of gas and dust surrounding young stars in our Milky Way galaxy.

The discovery of new exoplanets can help scientists understand how planets form and evolve. Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet -- a planet that orbits a star ...

Astronomers have discovered more than 850 planets orbiting other stars. These exoplanets are found using a variety of techniques, but most are indirect—we see the effect of the planet on its ...

For centuries—and, frankly, until quite recently—astronomers were baffled by planet formation. They saw points of light in the sky moving in a neat, orderly fashion, but many crucial details ...

Astronomers have gained new clues about how planets as massive as Jupiter could form. Researchers have detected large dusty clumps, close to a young star, that could collapse to create giant planets.