CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.

These incredible images reveal the exact moment when planets began to form around a star 1,300 light-years from Earth.

For the first time, international researchers have pinpointed the moment when planets began to form around a star beyond the ...

A young sunlike star called HOPS 315 seems to host a swirling disk of gas giving rise to minerals that kick-start the planet formation process.

In 2003, NASA-funded researchers spotted what was then the most distant object discovered in our Solar System. The dwarf planet, named Sedna after the Inuit goddess of the sea, was found over 12.9 ...

YS5, a building-sized space rock, will safely pass Earth on July 17, prompting NASA and ISRO to emphasize the importance of planetary defense. While not hazardous, this event underscores the need for ...