"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 ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the earliest ever signs of planets being born around a star.

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 ...

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

We will never witness the formation of Earth, but here, around a young star 440 light-years away, we may be watching a planet come into existence in real time,” says Francesco Maio, whose research has ...

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.

Astronomers have long struggled to find young planets hidden inside the thick clouds of gas and dust that swirl around new ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...