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

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

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...

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

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

The researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the chemical make-up of material around the star, and found the ...

It's the earliest stage of planet formation ever seen by scientists. The new planetary system is taking shape around HOPS-315 ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star, a peek into the dawn of ...

Astronomers unveiled a striking view of the new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system.

Astronomers have captured a rare glimpse inside HOPS-315, a young star that appears to sit at the center of a nascent version ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away ...

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