Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous ...

The study analyzed the circumstellar disks of a pair of stars, learning about how planets are formed from some unexpected ...

the secondary star's inner disk appears to have almost completely disappeared. These unexpected differences challenge current theories of disk evolution and planet formation. Just like a potter's ...

Leo P, a tiny galaxy, stopped making stars after the universe’s reionization. Unlike most galaxies, it restarted billions of ...

New research has revealed that Hot Jupiters do not always push away or destroy nearby planets during their migration. This ...

High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.

Observations and theory of star and planet formation. Jets, outflows, and Herbig-Haro objects. Protoplanetarydisks. The origin, evolution, and destruction of molecular clouds.The formation of massive ...

"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of ... orbits the star in just over 24 hours. The outer icy giant planet with five times the mass of Jupiter ...