ALMA observations of carbon monoxide emission from 15 protoplanetary disks reveal a stunning variety of gas structures, ...

Vesta might be a shattered remnant of an early planet, not a failed one—forcing scientists to rethink how worlds begin.

Stars have long inspired curiosity among observers, but our understanding of their birth and the creation of planets around ...

The Dragonfly quadcopter will soar through Titan’s hazy skies and roam its dune seas in search of evidence that the distant ...

They reveal a whole new level of detail in these planet-forming systems. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

The solar system consists of our star, the sun, and everything bound to it by gravity: the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, ...

A rare and dramatic scene unfolds 140 light-years from Earth. A rocky planet, once whole, is now crumbling to dust under the ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle ...

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...