When planetary rings are mentioned, the image of Saturn immediately comes to mind. However, this celestial feature is not ...

If you want to build a planet, you're going to have to get your hands dirty. That's the lesson from a recent paper, which outlines just how vital giant impacts are to the formation of planets.

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Astrophysicists are abuzz with excitement as they scramble to study 3I/ATLAS, an ancient comet from another star system that has recently entered our solar system. This celestial traveler, having ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar visitor, is making its final exit from the solar system — and skywatchers ...

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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.

Interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS could serve as seeds for giant planet formation, potentially explaining how massive planets form around distant stars, according to BBC and Pfalzner’s research.

The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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