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The answers to those questions depend on how we define the death of the solar system.

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

The Sun is at the heart of our Solar System, providing the energy that sustains life on Earth. But have you ever wondered what will happen when it reaches the end of its life? In this video, we delve ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away.

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

In a cosmic breakthrough, scientists using the James Webb and ALMA telescopes have caught a rare glimpse of a planetary ...

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While astronomers have previously seen young discs that contain newborn, massive, Jupiter-like planets, McClure says, “we’ve ...

On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, the Johns Hopkins APL-built Parker Solar Probe captured stunning ...