Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...
A four-planet system reveals remarkable insights about how planets form and how they change during their lifetime.
Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one ...
Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...
"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect ...
The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...
New research tracks young planets around a nearby star, showing how large, gas-rich worlds shrink over time to become the most common planets in the galaxy ...
Astronomers discovered Gomez’s Hamburger, a massive protoplanetary disk. Edge-on view shows dust and gas layers with clumps ...
Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission arriving in 2026 might solve the mystery.
Webb telescope discovered a bizarre exoplanet with carbon atmosphere, no hydrogen, orbiting a super-dense spinning star.
Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope ...