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

While astronomers have previously seen young discs that contain newborn, massive, Jupiter-like planets, McClure says, “we’ve ...

It's the earliest stage of planet formation ever seen by scientists. The new planetary system is taking shape around HOPS-315, a baby star which is located 1,300 light years from Earth in the Orion ...

It is Betelgeuse and for hundreds of years astronomers have puzzled why its twinkle grows lighter and then dimmer over time.

Astronomers have, for the first time, observed the formation of planets around a distant star, shedding light on our own ...

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

Is it hot enough for you? Are you out watering the garden twice a day? Could you fry an egg on the hood of your car? Is your ...

“For the first time, we have identified the earliest moment when planet formation is initiated around a star other than our ...

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

In a cosmic first, astronomers have captured the birth of rocky planets around a baby sun-like star 1,370 light-years away.

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the very first solid particles forming around a baby sun-like star, HOPS-315, over 1,300 light-years away. Using Nasa’s James Webb Telescope and ALMA in ...