Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an ...

We begin by exploring the planets that orbit our Sun. From the scorching heat of Mercury to the icy expanse of Neptune, each planet in the Solar System has unique features and histories.

Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our sun hosts our solar system, and ...

Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press ...

The first large bodies in our solar system formed just after the condensation of these crystalline minerals. Astronomers have now found evidence of these hot minerals beginning to condense in the ...

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.

In most of the environments we currently study, we know too little about the conditions to meaningfully attempt such models – except for some solar system bodies, such as Saturn’s Enceladus.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn ...

They detected silicon monoxide gas as well as crystalline silicate minerals, the ingredients for what’s believed to be the first solid materials to form in our solar system more than 4.5 billion ...