Astronomers may have caught the first stages of planets being born around infant stars. The team discovered previously unseen rings, spirals and other substructures in the swirling, plate-like ...

In a stellar nursery 460 light-years away, astronomers sharpened old ALMA data and spotted crisp rings and spirals swirling around 27 infant stars—evidence that planets start taking shape just a few ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected unexpected high-energy ultraviolet radiation around five infant stars, or protostars, in the Ophiuchus star birthing region. The ...

In a groundbreaking new study, astronomers have observed the birth of baby planets in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, located just 460 light-years from Earth. This discovery, made possible by ...

New high-resolution images of protoplanetary disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, created with improved analysis. The resolution is shown by the white ellipse in the lower left of each panel, ...

Zooming in on 78 disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, scientists saw hitherto undiscovered structures around young stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...