A new study published in Nature has revealed a rare glimpse into the early life of four young exoplanets orbiting the star ...

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

A team of astronomers led from St. Andrews and Manchester universities today (6 July) announced the discovery of a ring of rocks circling a very young star. This is the first time these ‘pebbles,’ ...

Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to form in ...

The idea is that the gravitational pull of planets can attract dark matter particles. The physics behind it are complex, but scientists are working on it, including trying to estimate its density ...

The team’s analysis points to a lensing object with a mass of 0.219 Jupiter masses, a touch lighter than Saturn or around 70 ...