Protoplanetary disks are the birthplaces of planets, but few discoveries have stretched scientific expectations like IRAS ...

Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.

The survey, known as ALMA to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS), focused on debris disks. Debris disks are vast belts of dust and ice left behind after planets finish forming. These ...

How are the most common types of planets made? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as a team of ...

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A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...