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September 25, 2023
Ocean moons of the outer solar system hint at ice volcanoes, hydrothermal vents, and the tantalizing chance of habitability.
June 16, 2022
To form a celestial object, start with a gas cloud and add gravity. Then, it gets complicated.
December 20, 2021
Astronomers have found a new exoplanet. Usually when I say "new" I mean new to us humans, but in this case it's also true that it's a new planet. It's less than 5 million years old, so in cosmic terms it's a wee baby. As with any baby — and as a parent myself I can attest to this — it is both a delight and a headache. It'll also lead to some folks reassessing what they used to think before it came into their lives. And to push the analogy even further, how ...
November 25, 2021
Teams of UH Mānoa scientists were awarded a total of $1.3 million to understand how rocky planets like Earth form.
October 30, 2021
One of the youngest exoplanets ever discovered has been witnessed orbiting a nearby star and it is scorching hot. What’s even more amazing is that astronomers were able to take a photo of it. The baby exoplanet, which has been named 2M0437b, is only a few million years old and is located 417 light-years away... Read more »
October 27, 2021
Scientists estimate that the planet is a few times more massive than Jupiter and that it formed with its star several million years ago.
October 26, 2021
A new baby exoplanet was spotted just 400 light-years away! Learn more about the young exoplanet that is named 2M0437b.
October 25, 2021
Images of a planet larger than Jupiter far from its parental star may be the youngest planet we have ever found, and one of the few directly imaged. The di
October 25, 2021
Astronomers have discovered one of the youngest planets ever found. Exoplanet 2M0437b is several million years old and estimated to be a few times more massive than Jupiter.
October 25, 2021
Astronomers in Hawaii observed an infant planet that's as old as the Hawaiian islands themselves and it could help reveal the Solar System's secrets.