The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing link in planet formation.

Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been found in a massive cloud that dimmed the light of a star for nearly nine months.

Discover the fascinating journey of a planet that orbits a black hole. This video delves into the dynamics of celestial ...

Astronomers are increasingly finding planets that do not simply circle their stars in neat, clockwork ellipses but instead trace out paths that look more like intricate choreography. The latest ...

The survey, known as ALMA to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS), focused on debris disks. Debris disks are vast belts of dust and ice left behind after planets finish forming. These ...

In theory, a planet may be able to orbit a binary star system in a figure of eight, but it may not be particularly stable, ...

This illustration shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs –– objects bigger than gas-giant planets but too small to be proper stars. ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers have discovered a ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.