Since the first discovery of planets beyond the solar system in 1995, more than 6,000 exoplanets have been identified. Many ...

Astronomers have recently detected a colossal object at the edge of our solar system, sparking excitement and curiosity ...

Peering through a cosmic keyhole at distant baby star, astronomers may have opened a new window on the deep past of our own solar system. Using combined observations from the James Webb Space ...

This is like getting a baby picture of our own solar system,' says Gabriel Weible, University of Arizona graduate student who ...

Observing this early phase of evolution around a protostar will allow scientists to learn more about the formation of our own Solar System.

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.

Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...

To unravel the mystery of Jupiter's birth, scientists turned their attention to meteorites. These cosmic 'messengers' carry a ...

The condensing of hot minerals was never detected before around other young stars, “so we didn’t know if it was a universal feature of planet formation or a weird feature of our solar system ...

Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star.