The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the ...

Orion, Pleiades, and Hyades may be stages of one star system’s life, revealing how star clusters form and change.

The James Webb Space Telescope detects methyl cation (CH3+) in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk that is located ...

A recent study suggests a shared origin for the Orion Nebula, Pleiades and Hyades, challenging previous astronomical theories ...

“Breathtaking” images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are revealing intricate details about how stars and planetary systems form.

While astronomers have previously seen young discs that contain newborn, massive, Jupiter-like planets, McClure says, “we’ve ...

It's the earliest stage of planet formation ever seen by scientists. The new planetary system is taking shape around HOPS-315 ...

Unprecedented observation of planets beginning to form 1,300 light-years away offers vital clues about how Earth and other ...

The Orion Nebula is located just 1,350 light-years away from Earth. Because of its relative closeness to Earth, the star-bearing nebula has been a study point for astronomers for decades.

The Orion Nebula, home to 178 proplyds including 177-341 W. (Image credit: ESO/G. Beccari) As ultraviolet radiation drags material out of the disks that would otherwise go into forming planets ...

Astronomers today said they had observed the moment when planets start forming around a distant star for the first time, ...