The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the astronomers said. A gaseous disk surrounding the young star is the first stages of ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star, an unprecedented ...

The best time to view the Perseids is between midnight and dawn, according to Hankey. However, one of the the best days to see the Perseids is on Wednesday, July 30, because two other meteor showers, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...

Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to become a star much like our own sun; this makes it a promising stand-in for studying the first stages of our solar system’s history. For ...

For the first time, international researchers have pinpointed the moment when planets began to form around a star beyond the ...

"For the first time, we have identified the earliest moment when planet formation is initiated around a star other than our sun." ...

Very massive stars (VMSs) have had a massive impact on the formation of our universe. However, there aren't very many of them ...

There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to ...

Researchers stitched together hundreds of images from the Very Large Telescope to form a breathtaking photo of a nearby ...

The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the ...

The mighty James Webb and Hubble space telescopes united to reveal stars being born inside the Small Magellanic Cloud, which ...