Unlike earlier studies, which often examined chemistry and atmospheric motion separately, the new simulations combined both.

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.

Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

Jupiter harbors more oxygen than the sun, a new study finds, giving astronomers a crucial clue about how our solar system's ...

How are the most common types of planets made? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as a team of ...

Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period — even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed — Earth’s solar system and its planets looked ...

To better understand why the planets have variable compositions, we have to first understand the process of how stars form. While the composition of gas and dust in a precursor molecular cloud is ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented ...