Planets are formed when dust and rock in a disk around a young star collide and combine to form ever larger bodies. This ...

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While most exocometary belts in the latest study are disks, some are narrow rings. Some even have multiple rings/disks that ...

Astrophysicists led by Trinity College Dublin have imaged 74 exocomet belts around nearby stars, providing a mass of research data.

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August ... exoplanet hunters have “discovered” planets around a nearby star, only to retract the claims. But the latest find is for ...

Astrophysicists led by a team from Trinity College Dublin have—for the first time—imaged a large number of exocomet belts ...

By Kenneth Chang Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, with the sound of an explosion included, as the space rock lands in ... planets around a nearby star, only to retract the ...

Stargazing at Enchanted Rock goes beyond mere sightseeing; it reconnects you with the cosmos. Whether you're an avid ...

Clayton Chilcutt had never heard of a quasi-moon before his intro astronomy course at UGA. Then he won a worldwide contest to name one of Earth's curious celestial neighbors.