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Published Look! Up in the sky! Is it a planet? Nope, just a star - Look! Up in the Sky! Is it a Planet? Nope, Just a Star



Among thousands of known exoplanets, astronomers have flagged three that are actually stars. ABSTRAC...
Published Shift to ultraviolet-driven chemistry in planet-forming disks marks beginning of late-stage planet formation - Shift to Ultraviolet-Driven Chemistry in Planet-Forming Disks Marks Beginning of Late-Stage Planet Formation


The chemistry of planet formation has fascinated researchers for decades because the chemical reserv ...
Published Alien planet found spiraling to its doom around an aging star - Alien Planet Found Spiraling to Its Doom Around an Aging Star


The condemned planet could help answer questions about the fate of other worlds as their solar syste ...
Published Four classes of planetary systems - Four Classes of Planetary Systems: A Comprehensive Overview


Astronomers have long been aware that planetary systems are not necessarily structured like our sola...
Published Astronomers discover first step toward planet formation



Astronomers have gotten very good at spotting the signs of planet formation around stars. But for a ...
Published Undead planets: The unusual conditions of the first exoplanet detection - Undead Planets: The Unusual Conditions of the First Exoplanet Detection


The first ever exoplanets were discovered 30 years ago around a rapidly rotating star, called a puls...
Published It's a planet: New evidence of baby planet in the making - It's a Planet: New Evidence of Baby Planet in the Making


Astronomers have developed a new technique to identify small planets hidden in protoplanetary disks. ...
Published Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets? - Long-Term Liquid Water: Is It Possible on Non-Earth-Like Planets?



Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. As researchers report in ...
Published Early planetary migration can explain missing planets - Early Planetary Migration: A Possible Explanation for Missing Planets


Computer simulations by Rice University scientists and their collaborators are the first to integrat...
Published Looking to move to a galaxy far, far away? Innovative system evaluates habitability of distant planets - Looking to Move to a Galaxy Far, Far Away? Innovative System Evaluates Habitability of Distant Planets


The research framework developed, along with observational data from the Webb Space Telescope, will...
Published 'Prenatal' protoplanet upends planet formation models - Prenatal Protoplanet Upends Planet Formation Models


An international research team has discovered a new planet so young that it has yet to emerge from t ...
Published Astronomers spot a 'highly eccentric' planet on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter



The newly discovered planet TIC 241249530 b has the most highly elliptical, or eccentric, orbit of a ...
Published Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun's powerful grip - Why Venus Rotates Slowly Despite Sun's Powerful Grip


If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate ...
Published To find a planet, look for the signatures of planet formation - To Find a Planet, Look for the Signatures of Planet Formation


Finding forming planets is a tough but important job for astronomers: Only three planets have ever b ...
Published ALMA digs deeper into the mystery of planet formation



An international research team has observed disks around 19 protostars with a very high resolution t...
Published Discovery of planet too big for its sun throws off solar system formation models



The discovery of a planet that is far too massive for its sun is calling into question what was prev ...
Published Key to rapid planet formation



Researchers have developed a new model to explain the formation of giant planets such as Jupiter, wh ...
Published Giant planets cast a deadly pall



Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors aroun ...
Published The planet that could end life on Earth - The Planet That Could End Life on Earth


A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to push Earth out of the solar ...
Published New image reveals secrets of planet birth


Astronomers have gained new clues about how planets as massive as Jupiter could form. Researchers ha ...