"This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system," team leader Rosemary Pike from the Center for Astrophysics | ...

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

Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away ...

Astronomers discovered evidence for the earliest stages of planet formation forming around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...

Newly released imagery from NASA shows the Sun's corona in stunning detail after the Parker Solar probe performed its closest ...

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

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.

The Solar System is a fascinating place, with each planet orbiting the Sun at its own unique distance. But how far apart are ...

The observations offer a unique glimpse into the inner workings of an emerging planetary system, said the University of ...

On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, the Johns Hopkins APL-built Parker Solar Probe captured stunning images from within the Sun’s atmosphere. Taken closer to the Sun than we’ve ever ...