Planet Evolution : Science World Report

Mar 20, 2017 05:51 AM EDT

Giant Planet Gives Alternative Insight Into Planetary Evolution

A huge young planet has provided scientists with a rare insight into planet formation.

Feb 17, 2016 10:21 AM EST

Oxygen Was Present In the Atmosphere Much Earlier Than We Thought

Study finds that oxygen was present in the Earth's atmosphere much earlier than we thought.

Feb 15, 2016 11:57 AM EST

Planet Formation around a Binary Star: How Baby Planets Deal with Gravitational Forces

Researchers have taken a closer look at planet formation around a binary star.

Jan 29, 2016 11:02 AM EST

Bringing Space And Time Together, Study Examines Universal Symmetry

A new study is shedding light on the origin of the universe and examines the symmetry and asymmetry between space and time together.

Jan 21, 2016 10:43 AM EST

Most-Luminous Supernova Discovered, Brighter Than Milky Way

Scientists found one of the most luminous supernova, ASAS-SN-15lh, which is 50 times more luminous than the Milky Way galaxy.

Jan 05, 2016 09:50 AM EST

Cosmic Glass May Reveal How Our Planet Earth Evolved

How are asteroids and planets formed from stony particles? Scientists are now taking a closer look at this question in a new experiment that uses beads made from a special type of glass.

Dec 04, 2015 12:32 PM EST

Ancient Oceans' Toxicity Changed Evolution Of Complex Life: Study Reveals New Findings

When a team of international researchers examined rocks from the bottom of ancient oceans, they found that the oceans had high marine arsenic concentrations, revealing that they had been toxic for a while.

Dec 04, 2015 11:30 AM EST

Half of Kepler's Exoplanets Aren't Really There: False Positives Discovered

It turns out that half of Kepler's exoplanet candidates may be false positives. New research reveals that 52.3 percent of the found exoplanets were actually eclipsing binaries, while 2.3 percent were brown dwarfs.

Nov 19, 2015 07:00 AM EST

Scientists Spy Baby Planet Being Born Near a Young Star for the First Time

Astronomers may have spotted a baby planet being born around a young star. The new findings may reveal a bit more about planet formation outside of our own galaxy.

Nov 13, 2015 04:35 PM EST

Asteroid Ripped Apart Forms Glowing Ring System Around White Dwarf

For the first time researchers have captured an image of an asteroid ripped apart to form a star's glowing ring system. The white dwarf star was identified as SDSS1228+1040, by researchers from the University of Warwick's Astrophysics Group.

Nov 03, 2015 12:07 PM EST

Mysterious World Discovered Outside Solar System, Weather Comprised Of Hot Dust And Molten Iron

Researchers recently discovered a new far-off world that's weather is made up of hot dust and droplets of molten iron. The mysterious world is about 20 million years old.

Oct 27, 2015 10:35 AM EDT

New Simulation of the Evolution of the Universe is the Most Detailed Yet

Astrophysicists have created a startling new simulation of the evolution of our universe in startling detail. The new simulation is the most comprehensive to date.