A four-planet system reveals remarkable insights about how planets form and how they change during their lifetime.

A new study published in Nature has revealed a rare glimpse into the early life of four young exoplanets orbiting the star ...

A view of HOPS-315, a baby star some 1,400 light-years from Earth where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet formation. Combined with data from the James Webb Space ...

Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

How are the most common types of planets made? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as a team of ...

Astronomers discovered Gomez’s Hamburger, a massive protoplanetary disk. Edge-on view shows dust and gas layers with clumps ...

An artist’s impression of the two new planets discovered. An inner super-Earth, here seen transiting in front of the orange host-star and an icy giant planet on the periphery of the system. The ...

Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have captured what may be the biggest planet-forming disk ...

"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...

Have you ever found something unexpected in your hamburger? Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter ...