The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

While astronomers have previously seen young discs that contain newborn, massive, Jupiter-like planets, McClure says, “we’ve ...

For lovers of newly identified space objects, July has indeed been an exciting month. Last week, astronomers described ...

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one ...