SScience Read More Moon-Forming Protoplanet Theia Originated from Inner Solar System, New Research SuggestsNovember 22, 2025 The Moon formed from a giant impact of the proto-Earth with the ancient protoplanet Theia. In a new…
SScience Read More 3I/ATLAS-Like Interstellar Objects Could Kick Start Planet Formation around High-Mass StarsOctober 10, 2025 The discovery of 1I/Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov and 3I/ATLAS showed that significant numbers of interstellar objects populate interstellar space. Their…
SScience Read More Free-Floating Exoplanet Found Growing at Record RateOctober 3, 2025 Cha J11070768-7626326 (Cha 1107-7626 for short), a young, isolated exoplanet between 5 and 10 times the mass of…
SScience Read More Astronomers Capture First-Ever Photo of a Baby Planet Being Born in DarknessSeptember 24, 2025 In this artist’s illustration, infalling hydrogen gas causes the growing protoplanet WISPIT 2b to shine brightly in the…