A group of astronomers has found a solar system 116 light-years from Earth that seems to challenge current theories about how ...

Astronomers have found a distant world that challenges planetary formation theory, with a rocky planet where gas giants should be.

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanetary system, 116 light-years away, that could redefine our understanding of how ...

The planets around a nearby star seem to be in the wrong order, hinting that they formed through a different mechanism than ...

Astronomers have found a compact solar system whose planets line up in a way that, according to current models, should not be possible. Around the small star LHS 1903, a dense rocky world orbits on ...

An exoplanetary system located about 116 light-years from Earth may be reshaping scientists’ understanding of how planets form. It was discovered using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey ...

Astronomers have found a unique planetary system orbiting a red dwarf star. The system includes a rocky planet situated beyond its gaseous siblings, contradicting existing planet formation theories.

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...

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Planets may begin forming much earlier than scientists once believed during the final stages of a star s birth, not afterward. This bold new model, backed by simulations from researchers at SwRI, ...