Direct confirmation of two baby planets forming around a young, sun-like star

As the number of exoplanet detections has breached 6,000 and continues to grow, scientists are finding a wide variety of ...

In a dusty young solar system, two giant planets are taking shape

The scene around WISPIT 2 is messy in a way that matters. Rings of dust circle the young star, gaps cut through the disc, and ...

A solar system in the making? Two planets spotted forming in disk around young star

Astronomers have observed two planets forming in the disk around a young star named WISPIT 2. Having previously detected one ...

Astronomers witness the birth of a new solar system

Typically astronomers find planets of similar ages to the ones in our solar system, but that’s starting to change. In a study ...
New York Post

Astronomers capture birth of planets around a sun outside solar system

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. It’s an unprecedented ...
NPR

Pluto isn't a planet — but it gives us clues for how the solar system formed

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. If you were born in the last century you might ...