Astronomers using a cutting-edge adaptive optics instrument, MagAO-X, have captured unprecedented images of young planets orbiting the star PDS 70. These "baby planets" are surrounded by dust rings ...

Astronomers have long believed that the swirling disks of gas and dust that form planets around young stars last only about ...

Researchers discovered a planet-forming disk that lasted 30 million years. This challenges previous estimates of 10 million years.

Yale Climate Connections’ bookshelf for February begins with a title that beautifully captures the mission of climate ...

“Earthrise” begins with a quotation from William Anders, who, as a member of the first crew to circle the moon, took the ...

The University of Arizona has unveiled groundbreaking images of young planets using a new instrument, MagAO-X, that offers ...

A new study has found evidence that Mars's red color may not be caused by the mechanism scientists once thought. The ...

This rock, estimated to be just under four metres wide, is projected to fly by at roughly 186,000 miles from our planet ... rocky remnants from the formation of our solar system around 4.6 ...

Forever in Bloom' digs into the life and legacy of the musician three decades after his death. Author Kelly Catlin joined Good Day Seattle to talk about her book.

Six planets are visible in the night sky right now. On Feb. 28, Mercury will add a seventh planet to the planetary parade. Venus, Mars and Jupiter are 'great naked-eye targets' for beginning ...

The planet is made mostly of hydrogen and helium ... “In the very early stages of the formation of our solar system, around four billion years ago, the system was chaotic and unstable ...

The findings offer new insights into the planet-building process ... Both findings are consistent with models of planetary formation and disk evolution, according to the researchers.