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.

M. McClure et al./Cover Images Astronomers have spotted the birth of a new solar system for the very first time ever. Using ...

Astronomers have spotted the birth of a new solar system for the very first time ever. Using the ALMA telescope, in which the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.

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

David N. Schramm, Robert N. Clayton, Did a Supernova Trigger the Formation of the Solar System?, Scientific American, Vol. 239, No. 4 (October 1978), pp. 124-139 ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first spotted on July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.

Solar System Planets. Astronomy articles on the eight planets, plus the two dwarf planets, Pluto and Eris. Great pictures of everything in the solar system. Updated daily.

Astronomers spot a mysterious object from interstellar space. The object, 3I/Atlas, is traveling at 60 km/s. It poses no threat to Earth. NASA confirm ...

A comet has entered the Solar System from interstellar space and will pass through the inner planets later this year, NASA says.