A group of astronomers has found a solar system 116 light-years from Earth that seems to challenge current theories about how ...
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Astronomers baffled by discovery of a bizarre 'inside out' solar system
A team of astronomers has identified a four-planet system orbiting the red dwarf star LHS 1903 that defies conventional expectations about how planets arrange themselves around their host stars. The ...
Active small bodies—including comets, active asteroids, icy minor planets, and transitional objects—occupy a unique position in planetary science. As ...
A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.
Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.
Widespread magnetism dating from our solar system’s earliest beginnings some 4.57 billion years ago likely played a major role in creating orbital order out of chaos. But until now, magnetism’s role ...
The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.
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