“What we’ve been trying to do is find a baby version of our Solar System somewhere else,” Merel van’t Hoff, an astronomer at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, tells Nature’s Jenna Ahart.

Previously, astronomers have observed giant planets, like Jupiter, forming in the giant discs around young stars. According ...

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

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

The Vaonis Vespera II, priced at $1,590, redefines tabletop telescopes with its smart, automated design. Its 50mm aperture ...

These incredible images reveal the exact moment when planets began to form around a star 1,300 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers have captured a rare glimpse inside HOPS-315, a young star that appears to sit at the center of a nascent version ...

Jupiter, the colossal gas giant of our solar system, has always captured the fascination of astronomers and space enthusiasts alike. With its immense size, swirling storm systems, and striking bands ...