Stars form in massive clouds of gas called molecular clouds. As they form, they accrete gas from these clouds, and as the ...
SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation ...
Normally," rings around a planet are created from the remnants of meteors, moons or left over planet pieces. But this is not ...
New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building ...
A newly analyzed planetary system has turned up a world orbiting at such a skewed angle that it defies the neat textbook ...
Renewable source is environmentally friendly but it is location-specific ...
Scorching planets that should be bone-dry may actually create their own water deep inside, forging oceans through molten rock ...
Bizarre 'bleached' rocks on the surface of Mars suggest that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasis, a new study reveals.
If you look across space with a telescope, you'll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, ...
A 2023 astronaut photo shows three dark hills, or mesas, towering above part of the Sahara desert in southern Mauritania. The ...
If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, ...
A panel of judges chose three top winners, with the first place award of Landscape Photographer of the Year presented to J.