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Astronomers observe birth of a solar system

For the first time, international researchers have pinpointed the moment when planets began to form around a star beyond the ...
It's the earliest stage of planet formation ever seen by scientists. The new planetary system is taking shape around HOPS-315 ...
Despite the powerful telescopes that modern astronomers have to work with, the distant reaches of the Solar System are still ...
Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's not aliens.) ...
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb suggests that if interstellar object 3I/ATLAS isn't a comet, nor an asteroid, it may have been ...