New images from the European Southern Observatory show a young star surrounded by dusty clumps that could collapse and create…
Unlike Earth, Venus lacks the plate tectonics that give rise to volcanoes. But the surface of Venus looks far younger…
A recent study presented at the National Astronomy Meeting 2023 (NAM2023) examines a newly discovered planetary formation theory that challenges…
Astronomers have observed dozens of newly forming stars surrounded by protoplanetary disks. Some look like grooved vinyl records, while others…
A fluffy hot jupiter has an orbit that doesn't line up with the rotation of its star.
In this era of exoplanet discovery, astronomers have found over 5,000 confirmed exoplanets, with thousands more awaiting confirmation and many…
We have it relatively easy on the Earth. Our Sun is relatively calm. The space weather environment in the solar…
Star clusters tend to host more hot Jupiters than average, but why? A team of astronomers have proposed a new…
A team of astronomers has caught glimpses of gas giants forming around a very young star. The nascent giants are…
Tragically sometimes stars engulf their own planets. While most stars are able to quickly cover up the evidence for their…