Astronomers have gotten very good at spotting the signs of planet formation around stars. But for a complete understanding of planet formation, we also need to study examples where planet formation ...

The astro-modified camera used to take this photo lets in the hydrogen alpha light that is normally filtered out. This modification makes the camera more sensitive to the red end of the ...

A new study proposes that the dusty regions surrounding active supermassive black holes could be fertile grounds for planet ...

You know the story. Clouds of dust and gas collapse to form stars like our Sun, around which the swirling maelstrom of debris ...

For the first time, astronomers have successfully observed a planet in the midst of its formation, a groundbreaking achievement that provides invaluable insights into the processes that shape ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The discovery of a strange wobbling planet has left astronomers ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LHS 3154b, a newly discovered massive planet that should be too big to exist. The Pennsylvania State University Imagine you’re a ...

Researchers at the University of Warwick investigated the “birth environment” of planets – areas of gas and dust that swirl around a central star – known as the protoplanetary disc. They discovered a ...