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Zooming in on 78 disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, scientists saw hitherto undiscovered structures around young ...

In a stellar nursery 460 light-years away, astronomers sharpened old ALMA data and spotted crisp rings and spirals swirling ...

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"We show how planets in binary systems can undergo a mirrored migration process, so that both stars end up with hot Jupiters.

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Signs of planet formation may appear earlier than expected around still-forming baby stars, according to new results of ...

Wave-like landforms on Mars provide clues about the planet’s icy history, its potential to support life, and the behavior of ...

New high-resolution images of protoplanetary disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, created with improved analysis. The resolution is shown by ...

You may have seen soldiers sitting on a helicopter's edge and wondered how they don't fall out. While it looks like magic, ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...