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Ocean moons of the outer solar system hint at ice volcanoes, hydrothermal vents, and the tantalizing chance of habitability.

To form a celestial object, start with a gas cloud and add gravity. Then, it gets complicated.

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 ...

Teams of UH Mānoa scientists were awarded a total of $1.3 million to understand how rocky planets like Earth form.

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 »

Scientists estimate that the planet is a few times more massive than Jupiter and that it formed with its star several million years ago.

A new baby exoplanet was spotted just 400 light-years away! Learn more about the young exoplanet that is named 2M0437b.

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

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.

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.