ALMA planet formation study confirms first gas-wake detection beside a photographable protoplanet. New observations of WISPIT ...

Researchers use stellar pulsations to detect substellar companions around A-type stars — including what could be a ...

When we look at the night sky, especially here in the Cook Islands where we can see so many stars, we cannot help but wonder: How big is the universe? Are there other planets like Earth? Is there life ...

Earth” orbiting a K-type star. This lava-covered world may have an atmosphere, giving scientists hope that they will find ...

WISPIT 2b planet formation comes into focus as ALMA reveals swirling gas around a growing giant, linking the known planet to ...

Nobody wants a pig ugly, noisy AI data centre in their neighbourhood, taking up literal acres of space, putting strain on the ...

GJ 3090 b follows a 136-degree retrograde orbit with no massive companion nearby to explain how the unusual system became tilted.

Do you know which planet has the longest year? Learn why Neptune takes about 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun, along with facts about its day, seasons and distance.

Astronomers have directly imaged the “swirl” where a protoplanet interacts with the gas in the surrounding protoplanetary disk. Taking an image of structures this small requires a powerful observatory ...

Current planet-hunting methods can detect some Earth-sized worlds, but reliably confirming an Earth-mass planet in an Earth-like orbit around a Sun-like star remains beyond demonstrated capabilities ...

Do you know the circumference of the Earth? Many would answer, "about 40,000 km." However, behind this seemingly simple number lie hundreds of years of scientific exploration and the Earth's ...

Material from the disk is actively accreting onto the Jupiter-mass planet, which sits within a prominent gap in the disk, ...