Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations have revealed abundant hydrocarbons in the protoplanetary disk surrounding a young, very-low-mass star – findings that provide novel insights into the ...

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"For observational astrophysicists, one widely accepted picture of planet formation was likely too simplified." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Astronomers have detected a variety of complex organic molecules (COMs) in the protoplanetary disk surrounding a young star, offering compelling new clues about the chemical roots of life. Using the ...

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of astronomers led by Abubakar Fadul from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has discovered complex organic ...

About 5 million years ago, the exoplanet PDS 70b was born. This planet, 370 light years from Earth, is a cosmic newborn that formed well after the extinction of the dinosaurs. It’s part of a pair of ...

We were astonished to see just how asymmetric this disk is,” says Joshua Bennett Lovell of the Center for Astrophysics. That understatement frames one of the most remarkable protoplanetary systems ...