Astronomers have observed a planetary system in its early formation stages around protostar HOPS-315, providing insights into how our solar system may have originated.

Children at the Sylmar Branch Library were captivated by David Lehman, a volunteer NASA/JPL Solar System ambassador who knows ...

Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

"This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system," team leader Rosemary Pike from the Center for Astrophysics | ...

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.

In a recent episode of SETI Live, Communications Specialist Beth Johnson spoke with Ian Pamerleau, lead author of a new study ...

“What we’ve been trying to do is find a baby version of our Solar System somewhere else,” Merel van’t Hoff, an astronomer at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, tells Nature’s Jenna Ahart.

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Astronomers spotted a baby star displaying the very first signs of planet formation in the zone surrounding it, similar to ...

“For the first time, we have identified the earliest moment when planet formation is initiated around a star other than our Sun,” says Melissa McClure, a professor at Leiden University in the ...