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

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star, an unprecedented ...

According to the paper laying out the research behind the discovery, "TOI-1846b is a super-Earth-sized planet, with a radius ...

The hunt for potentially habitable rocky planets in our galaxy has been the holy grail of exoplanet studies for decades.

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

Alone among known planets, Earth has vast oceans on its surface and its landmasses are marked with lakes and extensive river ...

This is potentially enough to build planetary systems larger than our own solar system,” announced Dr. Katie Hesterly of the SKA Observatory, when she revealed the first direct observation of ...

One of the clearest solutions to biodiversity loss is right in front of us: protecting land. It’s not just scenic places, but ...

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After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...