Does This Planet Break the Theory of Planet Formation Scientists Rely On?

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. HOPS-315, a baby star where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet ...

For decades, planet formation existed mostly in theory and simulations. Now, astronomers have captured direct evidence ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

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

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 ...

The discovery provides a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system as well The discovery provides a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system as well The discovery provides a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Astronomers have discovered seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around the baby sunlike star providing *** peek into the start of our own solar system. The the thing that we've discovered is ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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 system.