Astronomers have observed two planets forming in the disk around a young star named WISPIT 2. Having previously detected one ...

The swelling catalog of extrasolar planets, along with observations of distant, dusty planet nurseries and even new data from our own solar system, no longer matches classic theories about how planets ...

A new study published in Nature has revealed a rare glimpse into the early life of four young exoplanets orbiting the star V1298 Tau. With masses far lower than expected and giant, bloated atmospheres ...

Since around the time he began his Ph.D. studies in 2008, East Texas A&M University professor and astrophysicist Billy Quarles has been interested in moons. In a recent paper co-authored by Quarles, ...