"We reported hints of methane, but the question is, 'is the methane attributable to molecules in the atmosphere of the planet ...

SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation ...

More research is needed before scientists can determine whether the recently observed methane signatures point to the presence of an atmosphere or are simply the result of contamination from the host ...

Astronomers have created a groundbreaking discovery of images showing debris disks in an extensive range of exoplanetary ...

Astronomers may, for the first time, be confirming an exomoon in our universe, much like our moon, but outside our solar ...

Explore the vastness of the Solar System in this video, which accurately showcases the relative sizes of the planets and ...

Stars form in massive clouds of gas called molecular clouds. As they form, they accrete gas from these clouds, and as the ...

In young planetary systems, mutual collisions between asteroids or comets generate large amounts of dust, forming a "debris ...

Observations with the instrument SPHERE at ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of "debris disks" in exoplanetary systems.

Using the JWST, an international team featuring UNIGE scientists has detected enormous clouds of helium streaming away from ...

Theia, the world that helped form the Moon, came from the Solar System. Chemical clues in Earth and Moon rocks reveal this close origin.

Space questions everything about what we know about existence and consists of gigantic stars, icy comets and distant worlds ...