Although there will be fewer meteors in the sky, the best bet for seeing the Perseids is likely to be between July 18-28, when moonlight is minimal. To get the best view, head to a place with minimal ...

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

These incredible images reveal the exact moment when planets began to form around a star 1,300 light-years from Earth.

On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, the Johns Hopkins APL-built Parker Solar Probe captured stunning images from within the Sun’s atmosphere. Taken closer to the Sun than we’ve ever ...

Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to become a star much like our own sun; this makes it a promising stand-in for studying the first stages of our solar system’s history. For ...

A young sunlike star called HOPS 315 seems to host a swirling disk of gas giving rise to minerals that kick-start the planet formation process.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...

The search for habitable exoplanets is a key priority and sits at the pinnacle of exoplanet science. The science community ...

A cosmic void could be distorting how we see the universe expand. Sound from the Big Bang may hold the clues. According to astronomers, Earth and the entire Milky Way galaxy might be located within a ...

Lost River Caverns in Hellertown offers a geological adventure that’s been millions of years in the making, yet somehow remains one of Pennsylvania’s best-kept secrets. The moment you descend into ...

The researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the chemical make-up of material around the star, and found the ...

Earth system scientists developed the planetary boundaries framework for measuring and tracking the stability and resilience ...