For the first time, astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought ...

Planets originate from protoplanetary disks, circulating disks of gas and dust that develop around young stars, a recent ...

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

James Webb Space Telescope captures HH 30’s disc, revealing dust movement, jets, and planetary formation processes.

"The climate of this planet is extreme and nothing like that of Earth. The planet's dayside is so hot that elements typically ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month for February 2025 is showing off the power of planet formation.

While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

Known as the "Parade of Planets," the celestial event will feature appearances from Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and ...

Staring up at the night sky, you might see thousands of stars sprinkled above the horizon. It feels as though you can see so ...

Planets originate from protoplanetary disks, circulating disks of gas and dust that develop around young stars, a recent ...