Astronomers said Wednesday they had observed the moment when planets start forming around a distant star for the first time, ...

Astronomers said on Wednesday that they had observed the moment when planets start forming around a distant star for the first time.

PARIS: Astronomers have, for the first time, observed the earliest stage of planet formation around a distant star, offering ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a spectacular image of the Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946) shining close to the dark shape of the Seahorse Nebula.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has helped provide a snapshot of the formation of a planetary system around a young star for the first time, according to astroboffins.

While astronomers have previously seen young discs that contain newborn, massive, Jupiter-like planets, McClure says, “we’ve always known that the first solid parts of planets, or planetesimals, must ...

Astronomers have observed the earliest stage of planet formation around a distant young star — for the first time ever. The ...