The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...

The solar system was packed with 50 to 100 protoplanets billions of years ago. Not all of them lived to tell the tale of the ...

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A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

A type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf draws hydrogen from a companion. But Sirius A and B are too widely separated ...

AI tools are transforming how we observe the world around us—and even the stars beyond. Recently, an international team ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...

Scientists found a bizarre new planet named Enaiposha, unlike any in our solar system. Learn why it's a mystery and how it’s ...