"We must rethink how we create computer models for planet formation and early evolution in the young universe." ...

NASA have discovered a planet bigger than Earth accompanied by gas that is 'only produced by life' in what is an incredible ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected an exoplanet, K2-18 b, which is larger than Earth and located in a habitable ...

The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form.

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with a tail, like a gigantic comet. The planet, known as WASP-69b, is slowly ...

A new study of a forming planet shows it doesn't match the chemical makeup of its birth disk, challenging pas theories on how ...

A "domino effect" may occur in star systems whereby newly formed planets close to a star help ... [+] shepherd dust and gas to create more planets farther out in the system. Astronomers using a ...

A comparison between the Gas Planets Uranus and Neptune on a starry background. Image source: Tristan3D / Adobe The researchers believe this layered structure is a result of the extreme ...

U. Chu (NASA Ames) Giant, gas-rich planets may have been able to form more easily in the very early universe than they do today, according to astounding new findings from the James Webb Space ...