"We can see, for the first time, rings of dust surrounding protoplanets made visible by the bright starlight reflecting off ...

Instead, its center may be more malleable than expected and has changed shape in recent years. These findings could lead to a better understanding of the inner workings of our planet and how life ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...

NASA's James Webb Telescope uncovers a 'planet factory' in Orion, revealing young stars and dusty disks rapidly forming ...