Our galaxy's most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between magma oceans ...

In the beginning, when planets were newborn, they glowed like furnaces, vast oceans of molten rock wrapped in heavy blankets ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been found to contain water, marking a significant discovery in understanding cometary ...

A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy—and why the life and death of nearby stars are an important piece of the puzzle.

Interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS could serve as seeds for giant planet formation, potentially explaining how massive planets form around distant stars, according to BBC and Pfalzner’s research.

Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have discovered a brown dwarf companion orbiting a nearby ...

The object, known as Cha 1107-7626, lies about 620 light-years away and is estimated to be five to ten times the mass of ...

Washington, DC— Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between ...

A recent study by UNLV and Open University of Israel scientists reveals how the timing of planet formation influences its ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Warm Jupiters are rewriting the rules of planet formation - showing eccentric orbits that stay strangely aligned with their stars.

New research uses laboratory experiments to demonstrate that water is naturally created during the planet formation process.