On July 21, 2025, theEuropean Southern Observatory (ESO) highlighted an exciting discovery made possible by its cutting-edge technology: the detection of a spiral disc around the young star HD 135344B ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

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

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

Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers surprising insights into the universality of planet formation. In a recent ...

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of calm, pancake-shaped structures of dust and gas, astronomers have now ...

Even under intense ultraviolet radiation from giant stars, the raw ingredients for planets can endure. Using Webb s powerful infrared eyes, astronomers examined a young star in the Lobster Nebula and ...

Image of the young nearby 2MASS1612 system (also known as: RIK113) taken with the ESO Very Large Telescope in Chile. The image uses near infrared light that was scattered of the dust particles ...

The observations expand the range of environments where habitable worlds might emerge. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Using the ...

At extreme pressures and temperatures, water becomes superionic — a solid that behaves partly like a liquid and conducts ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...