A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy—and why the life and ...

A recent study by UNLV and Open University of Israel scientists reveals how the timing of planet formation influences its ...

Astronomers studying how elements heavier than iron were produced in the early Milky Way have identified a distinct series of epochs of galaxy-wide chemical formation. This evolutionary timeline, ...

Astronomers have recently uncovered an extraordinary star, SDSS J0715-7334, which may be the most “pristine” object ever ...

Astronomers from The University of Western Australia’s node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have developed a new way to study star formation in galaxies from the dawn ...

Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in ...

When it comes to science, a simple observation can upend everything you think you know, such is the case with one star ...

Stellar size and class diversification originates from the initial mass of the molecular cloud from which stars form. The elemental composition of the molecular cloud, specifically the abundance of ...

In a new study, astronomers report novel evidence regarding the limits of planet formation, finding that after a certain point, planets larger than Earth have difficulty forming near low-metallicity ...

"This finding is the first direct evidence of water’s interstellar journey from clouds to the materials that form planetary ...

Astronomers have identified the most pristine star ever observed, located in the Milky Way's halo. This ancient star, with ...

The discovery of ancient water in a planet-forming disk reveals that some of the water found in comets—and maybe even ...