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

A team of astronomers recently discovered something they didn’t predict in a “cosmic hamburger” — one of the biggest ...

Surprised astronomers just discovered a world that blurs the line between planet and stellar remnant, hiding in a system ...

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 ...

What specific processes are responsible for planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes to address as an international team of ...

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

An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at the University of Galway, has made the unexpected discovery of a new planet. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

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 ...

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

Artistic illustration of the internal structure of a lava planet in a cold state, showing a day‑side magma ocean overlain by a mineral atmosphere. The arrows indicate the direction of heat transport ...

In a zesty new discovery, scientists have unearthed a strange lemon-shaped exoplanet. It is unlike one we have seen before, ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.