Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

“For the first time, we have identified the earliest moment when planet formation is initiated around a star other than our Sun,” says Melissa McClure, a professor at Leiden University in the ...

“We’ve always known that the first solid parts of planets, or ‘planetesimals’, must form further back in time at earlier ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have, for the first time, observed the formation of a new solar system.

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The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

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It's the earliest stage of planet formation ever seen by scientists. The new planetary system is taking shape around HOPS-315 ...

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the very first solid particles forming around a baby sun-like star, HOPS-315, over 1,300 light-years away. Using Nasa’s James Webb Telescope and ALMA in ...

In a cosmic first, astronomers have captured the birth of rocky planets around a baby sun-like star 1,370 light-years away.

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