A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.
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Two discoveries hint that the building blocks of life form in deep space long before planets even exist
A pair of new studies suggest that key steps toward life’s chemistry may begin long before planets exist. Experiments ...
Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their ...
An international team of astronomers has discovered a distant planetary system that challenges long-standing theories of how planets form.
Astronomers have found a distant world that challenges planetary formation theory, with a rocky planet where gas giants should be.
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February's 'rare planetary alignment' is coming — here's what to expect from the planet parade
Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the ...
Typically, from what astronomers have gathered thus far, star systems follow a tidy logic: small, rocky worlds huddle close to the warmth of their star, while massive gas giants bloat up in the colder ...
Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't ...
Astronomers have spotted an unusual 'inside-out' planetary system where a rocky world seems to have formed far beyond the realm typically reserved for gas giants.
Astronomers have found a rocky planet where it should not exist, orbiting far from a cool red star. Could this strange ...
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