How does fine dust aggregate into building blocks that ultimately form entire planets like our Earth? A research team led by ...

Star formation is an intricate process that transforms vast molecular clouds into newborn stars, often accompanied by the formation of circumstellar discs composed of gas and dust. These ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — New observations of the Orion Nebula at infrared wavelengths reveal that small dust grains located in disks around young stars are growing, taking the initial steps toward forming ...

Astronomers have unveiled the largest planet-forming disk ever observed around a young star, a sprawling structure where gas and dust are actively assembling new worlds. The discovery pushes the ...

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A team of scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study the young star Elias 2-27 have confirmed that gravitational instabilities play a key role in planet ...

A new mosaic shows off protoplanetary systems in stunning detail. The wafting clouds of dust and gas glow in new ground-telescope images have unique appearances, and the different shapes the material ...

Astronomers have gotten very good at spotting the signs of planet formation around stars. But for a complete understanding of planet formation, we also need to study examples where planet formation ...

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We're starting to see just how exceptional our own solar system and its history is, as more exoplanets are discovered. A fourth exoplanet discovery in the LHS 1903 system made by ESA's CHEOPS mission ...