Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission ...

Astronomers photographed a baby planet, WISPIT 2b, during its formation process within a dusty ring around its star system.

When you look up at the night sky, planets seem calm and fixed. But a new study shows that nearby planetary systems can be ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered deep into one of the Milky Way's most radiation-intense star-forming regions, revealing that Earth-like planets can form even in ...

Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and UCLA will develop a next-generation instrument for detecting and ...

A European-Japanese space mission will reach Mercury in 2026, carrying instruments designed to answer a question that has ...

Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers surprising insights into the universality of planet formation. In a recent ...

Hubble reveals the largest planet-forming disk ever seen, Dracula's Chivito, showing a chaotic and uneven environment around ...

New radio astronomy observations of a planetary system in the process of forming show that once the first planets form close to the central star, these planets can help shepherd the material to form ...

The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.