This composite radio and optical image provided by researchers in May 2024 shows IRAS 23077, center, a planet-forming disk, ...
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, countless elements and compounds converge in cosmic clouds, offering the basic building blocks needed for the formation of planets. Now, astronomers have stumbled ...
Astronomers have discovered WASP-193b, an extraordinarily light planet orbiting a distant star in our galaxy. It outstrips ...
After its "birth" in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest ...
Around a star in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have discovered an extremely low-density planet that is as light as cotton ...
Generating life out of an organic soup is a complicated business. You need a whole bunch of ingredients, all together in the same place, in the right conditions. While the precise conditions might be ...
New research indicates the sun's magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought.