"We will never witness the formation of Earth, but here, around a young star 440 light-years away, we may be watching a ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, observed the very beginning of planet formation around a star beyond our Solar System.

Astronomers may have caught a still-forming planet in action, carving out an intricate pattern in the gas and dust that ...

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the very first solid particles forming around a baby sun-like star, HOPS-315, over 1,300 light-years away. Using Nasa’s James Webb Telescope and ALMA in ...

M. McClure et al./Cover Images Astronomers have spotted the birth of a new solar system for the very first time ever. Using ...

Astronomers have captured the earliest moments of rocky planet formation around a young sun-like star, offering a ...

Researchers have gained direct insights into the area where rocky planets, such as Earth, originate around young protostars.

This is HOPS-315, a baby star where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet formation. Image credit ...

Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

Scientist studying a star over 440 light-years away have spotted a planet creating intricate patterns in the star's ...

The ALMA and JWST observed the formation of planets around a star beyond the sun for the first time, finding materials that form a planet.

A hidden planet up to 10 times the size of Jupiter was found in the disc around MP Mus, thanks to new data from ALMA and Gaia ...