Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that ventures too close—be it star, planet, or spacecraft—will be stretched and ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted orbiting around a young star a newborn planet that took only 3 million years to form - quite swift in cosmic terms - in a discovery that challenges ...
"If part of the planetary discs were still present, it would be in the same plane of rotation as that spinning star and the orbiting planet," Barber said. "So the disc would block our observations ...
What happens at the end of our world? Scientists have found an Earth-like planet orbiting a star 4,000 light years away from the solar system that may reveal our planet’s ultimate fate.
And even in paradise, trouble always seems to find Star Trek's heroes. Here's what fans should know about this planet. Ages ago, the planet's natural terrain and climate were far different.