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

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.

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

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star, an unprecedented ...

We’ve never known why sunspots can last on our star’s surface for as long as they do, but we finally cracked the case.

SYFY ’s The Ark follows the crew of an interstellar spacecraft on a multi-light-year journey to the star next door. In the ...

Despite the powerful telescopes that modern astronomers have to work with, the distant reaches of the Solar System are still ...

The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.

Answer 17: A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in space. A meteor is the streak of light produced when a meteoroid ...

The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

For the first time, astronomers have successfully observed the earliest stages of planet formation around a star outside our ...

“We’ve always known that the first solid parts of planets, or ‘planetesimals’, must form further back in time at earlier stages of the protoplanetary disc,” Melissa explains. “Now, for the first time, ...