Many people have heard of the Keck Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope, but few realize just how many powerful ...

New radio astronomy observations of a planetary system in the process of forming show that once the first planets form close to the central star, these planets can help shepherd the material to form ...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has successfully observed a site of planet formation by detecting a ...

Why planetary scientists think advanced aliens will turn to nuclear fusion to meet their massive energy needs. Here’s how we ...

Cold, wispy blue clouds are illuminated in the infrared by the glow of the young, outflowing protostar Ced 110 IRS 4 (orange, ...

New observations show that newly formed planets close to a star help shepherd dust and gas to create more planets farther out ...

The Geminid meteor shower, known for its bright and fast meteors, peaks on December 14-15, 2023. Originating from asteroid ...