Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope are unraveling the mysteries of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 ...

Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation ...

It took three million years for the chemical composition of the planet to be stable after its birth, but elements to help ...

The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have gotten progressively longer as a result. While Earth's slowdown is not ...

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.

Scientists were surprised to notice that the Moon is rusting, a process that typically requires oxygen and water, both of ...

(While the iron oxide on the Moon does not turn it red, to go along with the concept of 'rusting', the thumbnail image — ...