The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

If you look across space with a telescope, you'll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, billions of stars and their attendant planets. The universe teems with huge, ...

Formation of planets is a chaotic process, usually. Gigantic clouds of dust and gas collapse under their own gravity, birthing a star. All the scrap material that doesn’t go into the star’s body ...

Conditions in the early universe might have enabled rocky planets with water to form much earlier than anticipated, potentially allowing life to begin sooner too. Astrophysicists studying the early ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new mission concept that would see a fleet of telescopes probing rocky planets in their stars' ...

When I go to the doctor, they measure how big I am. They use a scale to check my weight. They find my height with a measuring tape. But nobody can put a planet on a scale. Or wrap a measuring tape ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Chris Impey, University of Arizona (THE CONVERSATION) If you look across space with a ...