Woolly mammoths, giant sloths and saber-toothed cats were a fact of life for early humans.But today’s researchers can only ...

A newly discovered baby exoplanet called IRAS 04125+2902 b is challenging our current understanding of planet formation.

For a long time, children learning about space in school were taught that there were nine planets in our solar system. Then, ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of a fast-forming exoplanet orbiting a young star, taking just 3 million ...

Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our ...

Since 2005 the Solfatara crater in Italy has been releasing increased volumes of gas, catching the attention of researchers ...

In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest transiting planet ever found. It’s ...

Astronomers have spotted orbiting around a young star a newborn planet that took only 3 million years to form - quite swift ...

A research team has just reported an extraordinary stroke of luck. Somehow, the outer debris disk surrounding this newborn planet, IRAS 04125+2902 b, has been sharply warped, exposing the baby world ...

What can young exoplanets teach us about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Nature ...

IRAS 04125+2902 b – is really just a baby: only 3 million years old. And because such infant worlds are usually hidden inside ...