Astronomers have detected the earliest known chemical signatures of planet formation in a disk of gas and dust surrounding ...

The new simulations show a cross section of the star and its surrounding disk of gas. In the left image, where the young star is weakly magnetized, gas can be seen flowing freely from the surrounding ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the birth of a new star. As dust and gas clump together and eventually collapses under the force of gravity, it becomes a protostar: the ...

The gas and dust clouds are in the Taurus star-forming region and are offering a glimpse into the early days of young stars. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 17, 2022 10:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science ...

The world’s first 3D simulation simultaneously considering dust motion and growth in a disk around a young star has shown that large dust from the central region can be entrained by and then ejected ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527 with its Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam), providing insight into the ...

New image offers window into what our Sun and Solar System looked like in infancy. This latest image is courtesy of Webb’s primary imager, the Near-Infrared Camera (MIRCam). To capture images of very ...