The scene around WISPIT 2 is messy in a way that matters. Rings of dust circle the young star, gaps cut through the disc, and ...

As the number of exoplanet detections has breached 6,000 and continues to grow, scientists are finding a wide variety of ...

Surprise, it's twins.

Typically astronomers find planets of similar ages to the ones in our solar system, but that’s starting to change. In a study ...

Astronomers have observed two planets forming in the disk around a young star named WISPIT 2. Having previously detected one ...

Astronomers have spotted two giant planets forming around a young star—offering a stunning glimpse of how our Solar System ...

A University of Arizona-led team discovered a growing planet, WISPIT 2b, forming inside a disk gap around a young star. The finding confirms theories that protoplanets carve out gaps in disks of gas ...

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously unknown world may be lurking in the outer reaches of the solar system. The ...