In a cosmic first, scientists identified signs of early planet formation by looking deep into the gas disk around a baby star ...

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

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

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, ...

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

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.

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 ...

People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ancient times. Because it appears reddish, it has often been called the red planet. The English name for the planet comes from ...

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 ...