Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...

Astronomers have discovered a bright signal, embedded deep in a young disc, that is likely young planet HD 135344B still ...

Astronomers may have caught a still-forming planet in action, carving out an intricate pattern in the gas and dust that ...

The first direct detection of a protoplanet confirms a long-held theory while presenting new possibilities for understanding ...

Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, scientists studied the planet's atmosphere from 520 light-years away.

The ALMA and JWST observed the formation of planets around a star beyond the sun for the first time, finding materials that form a planet.

Incredible images reveal the moment a new planet begins to sculpt spirals of dust and gas around its home star, located over ...

Using the European Southern Observatory’s accurately named Very Large Telescope and working with researchers internationally, the scientists quickly found signs of a past double detonation.

As a European Southern Observatory photo ambassador, a member of The World At Night and the official astrophotographer of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, he specializes in astronomical skyscapes ...

An image of the protoplanetary disk around the star TWA 7, recorded using the European Southern Observatory's Chile-based Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument, overlayed with an image captured ...

Larry Denneau, a member of the ATLAS team, reviewed and submitted the discovery observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile shortly after it was observed.

Escalating sea surface temperatures make these naturally occurring bacteria thrive in coastal waters, posing a growing public ...