New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago. The find, announced ...

A study led by researchers from the European Space Agency has discovered a six-planet solar system about 100 light-years away from Earth. These planets, they say, have a "rhythmic beat" as the planets ...

SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation ...

The Sun is an incandescent but benevolent dictator. For billions of years, it’s kept our star system well organized through the influence of its powerful gravity. All the planets revolve around it on ...

Astronomers have discovered icy rocks in the outer solar system that seem to defy the laws of physics, raising questions ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare solar system with six planets moving in sync with one another. Estimated to be billions of years old, the formation 100 light-years away may help unravel some ...

(CNN) — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have ...