There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system?

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

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The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

The discovery of ancient water in a planet-forming disk reveals that some of the water found in comets—and maybe even ...

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.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has caught the interest of astronomers and amateur enthusiasts alike as just the third object to ...