The Hubble Space Telescope observed the debris belt and dust clouds around the star Fomalhaut, which was blotted out to allow the fainter features around it to be seen. - NASA / ESA / Paul Kalas / ...

Two enormous space rocks have slammed together in a nearby planetary system, and for the first time astronomers have watched the dusty aftermath unfold almost in real time. The violent impact, ...

SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation. These bright arcs and faint clouds reveal where tiny planet-building ...

Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty protoplanetary disks that give birth to planets of all kinds. And when a star ...

Planets are born, and they can also "die." So what's the lifespan of a typical planet?