A new peer-reviewed study finds that early planet formations were assembled from fragments of earlier bodies within the Solar System.

Higher-mass stars are more efficient in capturing interstellar objects in their discs,” said Susanne Pfalzner. “Therefore, interstellar object-seeded planet formation should be more efficient around ...

In the crowded early Solar System, young planets frequently collided and reshaped each other. But Mercury stood out. It formed unusually close to the Sun. Mercury’s days are longer than its years. It ...

The formation of Mercury remains an unsolved mystery. The planet closest to the sun has a disproportionately large metallic ...

Florida Tech astrophysicist Howard Chen is offering new insights to help aid NASA's search for life beyond Earth. His latest theoretical work investigates the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, one of the ...

The main working hypothesis for the Mercury problem says that the planet is the victim of a collision with a different-sized object. The cataclysmic collision stripped much of the planet's mantle and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. HOPS-315, a baby star where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet ...

The newly formed planet has been named WISPIT 2b, discovered in a dark gap within a dust and gas disk surrounding a sun-like star, WISPIT 2. Previously, scientists had only speculated that these gaps ...

Star formation is an intricate process that transforms vast molecular clouds into newborn stars, often accompanied by the formation of circumstellar discs composed of gas and dust. These ...