What: Astronomers using JWST and ALMA have captured the earliest known stage of planet formation around the protostar HOPS-315 in the Orion Molecular Cloud. Guest: Dr ...

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

Backscatter electron (BSE), inverse pole figure (IPF) and grain reference orientation deviation (GROD) maps of olivine within NWA 12264. Credit: Communications Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038 ...

The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

This illustration shows the creation of an asteroid family. Ejected fragments from catastrophic collisions of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter tend to follow similar orbits around the sun, allowing ...

The Carrington Event, as it was later called, revealed that the sun's environment could violently change. It also suggested ...

A timeline of the solar system etched into a concrete sidewalk. Included are drawings of the planets depicting their positions; the traveling time of sunlight to the planets and the revolutions of the ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...