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International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away.

Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the ...

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.

Previously, astronomers have observed giant planets, like Jupiter, forming in the giant discs around young stars. According ...

Solar System Planets. Astronomy articles on the eight planets, plus the two dwarf planets, Pluto and Eris. Great pictures of everything in the solar system. Updated daily.

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.

3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object ever detected. You can stream the object live today, or maybe see it from your own telescope!

Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight as it races toward the sun on a rare visit from beyond our solar system.