In a stellar nursery 460 light-years away, astronomers sharpened old ALMA data and spotted crisp rings and spirals swirling ...

Zooming in on 78 disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, scientists saw hitherto undiscovered structures around young ...

Identifying the formation period of planetary systems, such as our solar system, could be the beginning of the journey to ...

In a groundbreaking new study, astronomers have observed the birth of baby planets in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, ...

New high-resolution images of protoplanetary disks in the Ophiuchus star-forming region, created with improved analysis. The resolution is shown by ...

Young planets are often too small to be detected directly, and many protoplanetary disks are too distant to be observed in detail. Instead, astronomers look for indirect evidence, such as rings, gaps, ...

Signs of planet formation may appear earlier than expected around still-forming baby stars, according to new results of ...

The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...

Serpens the Serpent is unique among the constellations because it’s separated into two parts with Ophiuchus the Serpent-bearer between them. Serpens Caput (the head of the serpent) lies to the west of ...

Meanwhile, Venus and Saturn — both beaming in the morning sky — welcome Jupiter into the fold. The gas giant makes its first ...

The night sky in July a phenomenon that reminds skywatchers how remarkable it is just to be alive and to experience such ...