Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't ...

V1298 Tau links swollen young worlds to the compact planets that astronomers keep finding, and its timing signals made that ...

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 ...

New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.

For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are ...

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four ...

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of calm, pancake-shaped structures of dust and gas, astronomers have now ...

An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at the University of Galway, has made the unexpected discovery of a new planet. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

What specific processes are responsible for planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics hopes to address as an international team of ...

Research on how silicates crystallize during planet formation Seoul National University professor Lee Jeong-eun gives a presentation at the government complex in Sejong, central South Korea, on Jan.

Artistic illustration of the internal structure of a lava planet in a cold state, showing a day‑side magma ocean overlain by a mineral atmosphere. The arrows indicate the direction of heat transport ...