Most of the planets we’ve identified are in orbit around stars and formed from the disks of gas and dust that surrounded the ...
Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...
Webb telescope discovered a bizarre exoplanet with carbon atmosphere, no hydrogen, orbiting a super-dense spinning star.
Hubble’s latest image peers inside N159, a vast stellar nursery nearby, revealing how cold hydrogen clouds, newborn stars, and powerful stellar forces quietly shape one of our closest galaxies.
The timing and rate of early crustal growth on Earth remains contentious due to the scarcity of very ancient rocks,” are ...
Deep beneath our feet, far beyond the reach of any drill, new research suggests that Earth’s center is far more intricate ...
REx reveals asteroid Bennu contains life's building blocks, shedding light on Earth's origins and the potential for extraterrestrial life.
A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s ...
The Peninsular Gneiss is a foundational rock formation that represents one of the earliest continental crusts formed on Earth ...
Ancient Australian rocks suggest Earth’s continents formed later than expected and share a common origin with the Moon.
In 2025, scientists discovered that gold is escaping from Earth's core and the world's oldest rocks may be located in Quebec, ...
How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don’t yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...