Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...
Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one ...
The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...
Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...
New research tracks young planets around a nearby star, showing how large, gas-rich worlds shrink over time to become the most common planets in the galaxy ...
What was originally thought to be a planet orbiting the Fomalhaut star was probably just the fallout of a wild collision.
Webb observations of the Sextans A galaxy reveal how stars in a metal-poor areas create cosmic dust, offering clues about the ...
New research explains how dust links the formation, evolution, and fate of stars and planets, and why future telescopes are needed to observe these processes in detail ...
In the swirling clouds of gas and dust that surround newborn stars, planets begin to form. These planet-forming disks are rich with clues about how worlds like Earth come to be. Until now, scientists ...
Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope ...
With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible.