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

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

Scientists observed the earliest signs of a new solar system forming around HOPS-315, revealing how planets emerge from dust ...

Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our Sun hosts our solar system, and ...

Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the ...

A tiny object far beyond Pluto, newly discovered by the Subaru Telescope, could reshape our understanding of the early Solar System. Named 2023 KQ14, this rare “sednoid” follows an unusual orbit that ...

The mysterious Oort cloud is the source of many of our solar system's comets, but astronomers still have no idea what it looks like. Now, new simulations may have given them a first glimpse.

Large sphere model of the solar system in the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium. Denis Finnin/American Museum Of Natural History.

New system would generate 50MW of solar energy per year, enough to power 36,000 homes by Contributing writer November 12, 2024 8:53 am November 12, 2024 12:39 pm Click to share on X (Opens in new ...

Jupiter is our solar system's biggest planet by far. It used to be twice as large: Study A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow ...