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.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Scientists have long theorized that planets, including those in our solar system, form from interstellar dust and gas as it ...

A group of international researchers said on Wednesday they witnessed some of the earliest stages of a planet beyond the sun beginning to form.

Supergirl comes in for a landing. James Gunn officially released an image of the Supergirl suit after Milly Alcock's big-screen debut.

Impossible' meets 'Planet Earth,'" Pixar head Pete Docter teased of the 2026 animated film. Pixar's Hoppers trailer, ...

Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to become a star much like our own sun; this makes it a promising stand-in for studying the first stages of our solar system’s history. For ...

Astronomers have said they observed the moment when planets start forming around a distant star for the first time, revealing a process that sheds light on the birth of our own solar system.

Due to extreme temperatures and the dryness of Mars, it's thought to be impossible for liquid water to form on the planet's surface, a critical precondition for habitability. The only hope of finding ...