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

Could a lonely planet wander aimlessly through the restless galaxy change the subtle dance of gravity within our solar system ...

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the early stages of planet formation around a distant young star, HOPS-315, ...

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NASA is set to launch three spacecrafts Tuesday with the goal of unlocking the mysteries of solar weather at the edge of our solar system.

The universe is always moving. While we've found evidence of rogue black holes and planets, new research suggests that a passing star could be out there somewhere. Unfortunately, If it were to swing ...

Exoplanet hunters Christopher Watson and Annelies Mortier explain the long search for a 'twin Earth' capable of sustaining ...

We all need some space sometimes—but it's harder to find than you might think. How far into our universe do we have to go to ...

Spiral Galaxy from Kirkland et al. CREDIT Chris Kirkland and colleagues. A new study of zircon crystals from two of Earth’s oldest continents indicates that the formation of Earth’s continental crust ...

Truly making Earth the centre of our solar system is going to take more than just fudging the maths. The sun is so much more massive than our puny planet that it is nearly impossible to force the ...