Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star, an unprecedented snapshot of "time zero," when new worlds begin to gel.

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.

Astronomers witness dawn of new solar system for 1st time Scientists were able to see the moment when planets began to form around a star.

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.