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

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...

For the first time, international researchers have pinpointed the moment when planets began to form around a star beyond the ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...

Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the ...

The researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the chemical make-up of material around the star, and found the ...

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

The Solar System is a fascinating place, with each planet orbiting the Sun at its own unique distance. But how far apart are ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's not aliens.) ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away.