Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have, for the first time, discovered the moment when planets started to form around a sun-like baby star, scientists ...

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a solar system beyond our own for the first time. An international team of researchers has been able to pinpoint the exact moment when planets began to form ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar ...