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

The search for habitable exoplanets is a key priority and sits at the pinnacle of exoplanet science. The science community ...

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

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

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.

It's the earliest stage of planet formation ever seen by scientists. The new planetary system is taking shape around HOPS-315 ...

This finding upends the idea that volatile depletion occurred solely during the condensation of solid materials in the early solar nebula.

Jones-Emberson 1, sometimes called the Headphone Nebula due to its distinct shape, is a great challenge target for backyard ...

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

Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...

The solar system, in the opinion of Prof. See, was formed from a spiral nebula, the latter arising from the meeting of two or more streams of cosmical dust.

Here's everything to know about the James Webb Space Telescope, and what it captured on its three-year anniversary observing ...