The star is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, and this disk is the first evidence of debris condensing into what will ...

And one day, the solar system will cease to exist. But when will the solar system end? And how will it die out? The answers to those questions depend on how we define the death of the solar system.

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

Astronomers witness dawn of new solar system for 1st time Scientists were able to see the moment when planets began to form around a star.

In a cosmic first, scientists watched planet-forming materials begin to solidify around a newborn star, offering a peek into what our Solar System may have looked like at birth. It’s a stunning replay ...