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A new planetary system is forming around the young star HOPS-315. Scientists observed the earliest stages of planet formation around another star. The process involves the cooling and solidifying of ...

Scientists were able to see the moment when planets began to form around a star. Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a solar system beyond our own for the first time. An international team of ...

This marks the first time astronomers have observed the formation of a ring system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Saturn isn't ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO) said the images are of a "baby star" known as HOPS-315 located about 1,300 light-years from Earth. The images and findings were published in the journal Nature ...

The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

New images from NASA 's Hubble Space Telescope have revealed an enormous, oddly shaped disk of gas and dust around a single ...

NASA has unveiled the largest planet-forming disc ever recorded, after capturing striking new images with the Hubble Space ...

Astronomers surveying the outer solar system have revealed that a rare object far beyond Neptune is moving in sync with the eighth planet in an unexpected way. Called 2020 VN40 and first discovered in ...

Astronomers have spotted a planetary system being conceived from the swirl of gas and dust surrounding a star — giving us an unprecedented, real-time look at how our solar system would’ve formed some ...