Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

"This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system," team leader Rosemary Pike from the Center for Astrophysics | ...

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.

Scientists say they have found a mysterious 'tiny world' in our solar system. Apparently, the Subaru Telescope at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has uncovered there's a new 380-kilometer world ...

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The “new world” was found as part of the survey project FOSSIL (Formation of the Outer Solar System: An Icy Legacy), hence ...

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Despite the powerful telescopes that modern astronomers have to work with, the distant reaches of the Solar System are still ...

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The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...