A recent study combining observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and detailed analysis published in The ...

There are no planets intermediate in size between Earth and Neptune in our Solar System, yet these objects are found around a substantial fraction of other stars(1). Population statistics show that ...

A recent discovery has sent ripples through the scientific community, with astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope to ...

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Astronomers sometimes find conflicting data when trying to answer a question. This is a normal part of the scientific process, and it simply means that more data is needed to prove or disprove the ...

The find represents the first clear detection of a baby planet taking shape within a disc of dust and gas with multiple rings. The ground-breaking discovery was made using European Southern ...

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An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at the University of Galway, has discovered a new planet at an early stage of formation orbiting its host star. The planet, which has been ...

The team suggests that Planet Y’s gravity could explain why certain Kuiper Belt objects appear tilted at an unusual 15-degree angle.(Pexels) A new study suggests our solar system may be hiding yet ...

As missions like Kepler and TESS discovered more rocky exoplanets in recent years, scientists looked forward to the launch of the JWST. The powerful space telescope has the ability to gather infrared ...

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Scientists may have found the first planet ever detected around our closest “solar twin,” a star called Alpha Centauri A, the same real-life star that was home to the fictional moon Pandora in James ...