planets

Signs of planet formation may appear earlier than expected around still-forming baby stars, according to new results of higher resolution…

An international team of astronomers including researchers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory has unveiled groundbreaking findings…

Star and planet formation has largely been considered separate, sequential processes. But in a new study, scientists at Southwest Research…

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Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the…

The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its…

Astronomical surveys have discovered nearly 6,000 exoplanets, including many habitable planets, which may harbor liquid water on their surfaces. The…

Seven planets will be visibly in the night sky on Feb. 28. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars will be visible…

Most of the information we have about planets beyond our solar system (exoplanets) comes from looking at dips in starlight…