A recent discovery is shaking up our understanding of planetary systems. A multi-planet system, including a hot Jupiter, a super-Earth, and an ice giant, contradicts current theories on planet ...

Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

Billions of years ago, in the icy outskirts of the solar system, a dramatic collision forged the unusual pairing of Pluto and its moon, Charon. This celestial dance defied expectations, birthing a ...

A four-planet system reveals remarkable insights about how planets form and how they change during their lifetime.

How are the most common types of planets made? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as a team of ...

Astronomers have long sought to understand the processes that lead to the birth of planetary systems. Recently, a major breakthrough was achieved as scientists witnessed the early stages of planet ...

Stellar astronomy and planetary systems form a cornerstone of astrophysical research, uniting our understanding of the life cycles of stars with the intricate architecture of the systems that form ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 30-million-year-old “planet factory” during its investigations, which fundamentally altered our knowledge about planetary origin. Researchers are gaining ...

An artist’s impression of the two new planets discovered. An inner super-Earth, here seen transiting in front of the orange host-star and an icy giant planet on the periphery of the system. The ...

NASA’s TESS has uncovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting twin suns, defying long-held beliefs that binary systems are too unstable for planet formation. The TOI-2267 system not only breaks records ...