Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month for February 2025 is showing off the power of planet formation.

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 ...

HH 30, a fascinating Herbig-Haro object, serves as a cosmic laboratory for studying star formation and planetary evolution.

knowing how and when it disperses is foundational to understanding the eventual stellar system. "So, in short, the outcome of planet formation depends on the evolution and dispersal of the disk ...

The powerful Webb with its incredible sensitivity observed dust grains the size of bacteria, which will eventually coalesce ...

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

James Webb and Hubble reveal HH 30, a young star’s chaotic birth in a cosmic nursery, shedding light on dust movement, jets, ...

"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 ...

where they can eventually get pulled back in and continue the cycle of star and planet formation.” Webb Telescope Captures Supernova Appearing Three Times Due to Spacetime Bending Garza and her ...

This suggests planetary formation follows the evolution of a galaxy ... which measures the wobble of a star due to the gravitational tug of a planet. One key aspect of planetary development ...