Objects like 3I/ATLAS could become the "seeds" of giant planets after being captured in the discs of dust and gas surrounding ...

In the swirling clouds of gas and dust that surround newborn stars, planets begin to form. These planet-forming disks are ...

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of ...

Astronomers using ALMA have uncovered how gas and dust in planet-forming disks evolve separately an insight that reshapes our understanding of how different types of planets form. While dust lingers, ...

Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS that have been captured in planet-forming disks around young stars could become the seeds of giant planets, bypassing a hurdle that theoretical models have ...

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...

Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth's orbit came from.

"The extraordinary results are an essential step toward understanding the initial conditions that lead to the formation of Earth-like planets." Infant planets are ravenous little blighters that ...

CONFIDENCE IN HAPPENING YESTERDAY. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY ASTRONOMER RECENTLY SAW SOMETHING UNUSUAL DURING HIS RESEARCH OF SPACE, AND IT COULD HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW PLANETS FORM. VLADIMIR LYRA ...

Scientists believe giant impacts – like the one depicted in this artist’s concept – occurred on Mars 4.5 billion years ago, injecting debris from the impact deep into the planet’s mantle. NASA’s ...