• Astronomers detect birth of new solar system

    ByReet Kaur

    For the first time, astronomers have observed the condensation of solid planet-forming material in the protoplanetary disc of the protostar HOPS-315, located in the Orion B molecular cloud, about 1 300 light-years away.

  • Three theories of planet formation busted

    ByEye

    The more new planets we find, the less we seem to know about how planetary systems are born, according to a leading planet hunter. With the tally of confirmed planets orbiting other stars now more than 500, planet hunters are heading for a golden age of discovery,…