A recent study has revealed the presence of a previously unknown companion planet orbiting the star Komondor (HAT-P-12) by ...

Apples-to-apples comparisons in the distant universe are hard to come by. Whether the subject is dwarf galaxies, supermassive ...

Apples-to-apples comparisons in the distant universe are hard to come by.Whether the subject is dwarf galaxies, supermassive ...

Stars don’t just form planets—they may also re-supply their disks with gas, reshaping how and where planets emerge.

Exquisite snapshots released on April 28 provide a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of planet formation in more than a dozen star systems, revealing where planets emerge, how quickly they form ...

Stars have long inspired curiosity among observers, but our understanding of their birth and the creation of planets around them is evolving.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is vaporized by stellar heat, trailed by ...

The researchers observed the planet, named BD+05 4868 Ab, as it gradually crumbles into dust, shedding material roughly equal to the mass of Mount Everest with each orbit of its star.