- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 7th, 2014
Clump of Carbon Monoxide Gas Found Orbiting Young Star
Astronomers propose a new explanation on why it still exists
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 7th, 2014
Magnetism May Explain Extra Infrared Light in Protoplanetary Disks
Decade-old astronomical mystery finally gets an explanation
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 4th, 2014
Life May Be Impossible on Many Super-Earths
New study differentiates between various objects in this class
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 31st, 2014
How You Can Help NASA Discover Embryonic Planetary Systems – Video
New initiative seeks public help for sifting through a massive database
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 18th, 2014
Gas Giant Seen Forming Around Its Parent Star
The protoplanetary disk is very far away from the actual star
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 12th, 2012
Galactic Core Can Support Planet Formation
Astronomers previously thought that this was impossible
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 5th, 2012
Planetary Formation Processes Revealed in Detail
Investigators in the US make headway in understanding the phenomenon
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 20th, 2012
Planet Formation Requires Heavy Chemical Elements
Hydrogen and helium cannot set the basis for new worlds
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 30th, 2012
Protoplanetary Disks Synthesize Organic Molecules
Life may therefore be spread throughout the Universe
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 9th, 2012
Exoplanets Orbiting Neutron Stars May Support Life
Previously, that was thought to be impossible due to several factors
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 27th, 2011
Origins of Mysterious Gas Cloud at Galactic Core Found
The formation was observed heading for Sagittarius A*
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 9th, 2011
Alien Exoplanet Distorts Own Star System
The finding could yield more insight into the nature of other systems
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 21st, 2011
TW Hydrae Reveals Water in Protoplanetary Disk
This nearby star formed only a few million years ago
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 19th, 2011
Exoplanets Can Form Spiral in Stellar Protoplanetary Disks
The presence of forming planets can be detected in this manner
