Michael R. Meyer 1, Lynne A. Hillenbrand 2, Dana Backman 3, Steve Beckwith 4,5, Jeroen Bouwman 6, Tim Brooke 2, John Carpenter 2, Martin Cohen 7, Stephanie Cortes 1, Nathan Crockett 8, Uma Gorti 9, ...

A recently discovered solar system with six confirmed exoplanets and a possible seventh is boosting astronomers' knowledge of planet formation and evolution. Relying on a globe-spanning arsenal of ...

On September 3, scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid have discovered a variety of unusual materials, some of which existed even before the formation of the Sun. Three recent papers ...

The researchers used the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), located in the Atacama Desert of Chile, to identify this very young planet, named WISPIT 2b, which orbits a ...

A recently discovered solar system with six confirmed exoplanets and a possible seventh is boosting astronomers’ knowledge of planet formation and evolution.

Centuries-old conjecture about formation of the solar system verified Date: September 23, 2020 Source: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Summary: Using a limited set of mathematical equations, a ...

Astronomers have traced the evolution of the solar system back to its cosmic womb, before the sun and planets were born.

Astronomers have recently detected a colossal object at the edge of our solar system, sparking excitement and curiosity ...