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There are Planets Forming in the Center of the Milky Way

Young Stars Feed on Chaos to Build Planets

These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars

Scientists Gain a New Understanding of How Stars and Planets Form

These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars

Flares from magnetized stars can forge planets’ worth of gold, other heavy elements - EurekAlert!

Cosmic Parade: Planets, the Moon, and a Comet Dazzle Over Paranal

Dark Matter Could Make Planets Spin Faster

When's the next 'parade of planets'? The past, present and future of planetary alignments

Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time

What Happens When Planets Orbit Too Close to Fiery Young Stars

After 100 Years of Searching, Astronomers Confirm Four Planets at Barnard’s Star

Saturn has 128 new moons – more than the rest of the planets combined

Saturn gains 128 moons, giving it more than the other planets combined

These mysterious objects born in violent clashes between young star systems aren't stars or planets

Researchers quantify the way rivers bend, opening up the possibility for identifying origins of channels on other planets - EurekAlert

Small and large planets have significantly different upbringings

Researchers quantify the way rivers bend, opening up the possibility for identifying origins of channels on other planets

How to See the Planet Parade as Seven Planets Align in the Night Sky

Watch 'rare' planetary parade online for free today as 7 planets align across the sky (video)