New images of a young star made with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) reveal what scientists think may be the very earliest stages in the formation of planets. The scientists used the VLA to ...
Scientists have long been intrigued by the surfaces of terrestrial bodies other than Earth that reveal deep similarities beneath their superficially differing volcanic and tectonic histories. A team ...
Astronomers have gotten very good at spotting the signs of planet formation around stars. But for a complete understanding of planet formation, we also need to study examples where planet formation ...
(CNN) — Astronomers are questioning the theories of planet formation after discovering an exoplanet that technically shouldn’t exist. The planet, about the mass of Neptune and more than 13 times as ...
The mystery of extraterrestrial oceans may find its solution at the very heart of forming planets. An international research ...
Around 4.5 billion years ago, a planet called Theia is thought to have smashed into newborn Earth. The messy collision kicked ...
When it comes to explaining how planets are formed, the protoplanetary hypothesis is the most widely accepted explanation. In simple terms, the donut-shaped disc of dust and gas around a star forms ...
Image of the young nearby 2MASS1612 system (also known as: RIK113) taken with the ESO Very Large Telescope in Chile. The image uses near infrared light that was scattered of the dust particles ...
Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers surprising insights into the universality of planet formation. In a recent ...
The proposed formation process may be broadly applicable across solar systems. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Super-Earths are ...
An artistic impression adapted to highlight gas dispersing from a planet-forming disk; Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser (https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1327a/) March 4 ...
A planet's habitability is determined by a confluence of many factors. So far, our explorations of potentially habitable ...