Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...
Planets are usually not much older than the stars around which they revolve. Take the Sun: it was born 4.6 billion years ago, and not long after that, Earth came into the world. But KU Leuven ...
It has been known for ages that the Earth orbits around the Sun along with 7 more planets and dwarf planets among many other objects. However, in 1992 the first planet outside of our solar system was ...
Discs surrounding so-called evolved binary stars not uncommonly show signs that could point to planet formation. CREDIT © N. Stecki Planets are usually not much ...