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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered how massive stars sculpt planetary systems and stunt planet birth with bombardments of harsh radiation.

New research shows how two processes can work together in protolanetary disks to form new planets from dust.

A team of astrophysicists have simulated how young planets grow — and have concluded that they have a flattened shape, kind of like an M&M, and not a spherical one just after being born. "We have been studying planet formation for a long time but never before had we thought to check the shape […]

Infant exoplanets may not be spherical as astronomers have always assumed. Instead, they may be oblate spheroids, like the 'Smarties' candy found in Europe.

The Earth may have been originally flatter, resembling a Smartie rather than a sphere, a new study suggests.

Clouds of dust and gas not far from our solar system are giving astronomers a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of planet formation.

A team of scientists discovered an untouched region on Earth that could provide them with a window to life on the planet 3.5 billion years ago.

The James Webb Space Telescope investigated a disk that could be forming rocky planets, even though nearby massive stars are pumping out significant radiation.

Astronomers have found a massive planet orbiting a small, cool star, and planet formation theories struggle to explain its existence.

James Webb Telescope researchers found out that planetary formation begins with the formation of frozen pebbles in the planetary gaps.