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James Webb Space Telescope discovers planets forming in space's most punishing environments

JWST spies frigid alien world on bizarre orbit: 'One of the coldest, oldest and faintest planets that we've imaged to date'

Webb telescope images frigid exoplanet in strange orbit, the planets cross each other like an "X," with the star being at the centre

Planets may start forming before their stars are even done

Astronomers confirm rare retrograde planet orbiting between two stars | The breakthrough discovery shows planets can survive in unlikely star systems

Even Extreme UV from Massive Stars Can't Stop Planets from Forming

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