Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, two new studies present an in-depth analysis of the planet Beta Pictoris b's ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

Astronomers believe the solar system's early days were a cosmic bumper-to-bumper, with planetesimals, asteroids, and comets ...

Astronomers have repeatedly observed events near a distant star that mirror processes from the early solar system's ...

An artistic rendering of a dust and gas disk encircling the young exoplanet, CT Cha b, 625 light-years from Earth.

New research suggests Uranus and Neptune may not be true ice giants, with rocky interiors dominating instead, challenging ...

The world's most expensive infrared spectrometer - the James Webb Space Telescope - is unearthing extraordinary exoplanet ...

Astronomers have repeatedly observed events near a distant star that mirror processes from the early solar system’s ...

In an unprecedented celestial event, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) captured the dramatic aftermath of colliding space ...

What can a rocky molten exoplanet with an atmosphere teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is what ...

New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building bodies. The structures often resemble our asteroid and Kuiper belts, hinting ...