Planetary Formation
NASA’s Insight Lander Spreads Its Solar Wings. It’ll Fly To Mars In May, 2018
NASA's InSight lander will launch in May 2018, NASA has announced. InSight will study the interior structure of Mars to…
“Monster Planet” Discovered, Makes Scientists Rethink Theories of Planetary Formation
The discovery of a Jupiter-sized planet around a red dwarf star has caused astronomers to rethink some of their theories…
Scientists Propose a New Kind of Planet: A Smashed Up Torus of Hot Vaporized Rock
Under the right conditions, two colliding rocky bodies might form a temporary structure called a 'synestia'. This rotating mass of…
Finally, the Missing Link in Planetary Formation!
A new study by an international team of scientists may be the "missing link" in our understanding of how planets…
Juno Snaps Final View of Jovian System Ahead of ‘Independence Day’ Orbital Insertion Fireworks Tonight – Watch Live
After a nearly 5 year odyssey across the solar system, NASA’s solar powered Juno orbiter is all set to ignite…
Haumean Moons Deepen The Dwarf Planet Mystery
Pluto and Haumea have long been thought of as cousins. But a new study highlights Haumea's lack of small, icy…
Our Sun May Have Eaten A Super Earth For Breakfast
A Super-Earth may have formed in our Solar System's earlier days, and then been destroyed by the Sun.
A Star With A Disk Of Water Ice? Meet HD 100546
Water ice in a disk surrounding a star might seem out of place, but the ice might be essential to…
ALMA Captures Never-Before-Seen Details of Protoplanetary Disk
ALMA, a network of radio telescopes, creates the most detailed images ever of a solar system forming around a nearby…
VLA Shows Early Stages Of Planet Formation In Unprecedented Detail
Astronomers have captured the earliest image yet of the formation of planets around a young star.