A TERRIFYING alien planet that “rains glass” lurks just 64.5 lightyears from Earth. Described as a “nightmare world” by Nasa, ...

Smaller gas giants are less likely to survive in such systems, surrounded by clashing planetary titans. With their lower ...

"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of young planetary systems that we don't ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. This artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet WASP-107 b could ...

"We must rethink how we create computer models for planet formation and early evolution in the young universe." Giant, gas-rich planets may have been able to form more easily in the very early ...

The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Giant, gas-rich planets may have been able to form more easily in the very early universe than ...

Based on new simulations, scientists believe that giant gas planets across the universe can often collide and merge into even bigger gas plants — behemoths called "super-Jupiters." In the cosmic ...

According to the most widely held astronomical model (the nebular hypothesis), new stars are born from massive clouds of dust ...

The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the ...