Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The organic ingredients to life, hints to where Earth’s water came from, and the fundamental building blocks of our planet and the solar system seem like a lot to fit in 4 ...

A series of three powerful flares and associated explosions of solar material out across the Solar System have set Earth ...

When planetary rings are mentioned, the image of Saturn immediately comes to mind. However, this celestial feature is not exclusive to gas giants and appears in much more unexpected places in ...

As our solar system formed, tiny particles in the disk around the young Sun gradually grew larger until they became the size of small pebbles. "Once pebbles grow large enough to no longer travel along ...

The birth of a new solar system may have been caught on camera. About 1,400 light-years from Earth sits a young sunlike star surrounded by cooling gas and teensy silicate minerals. These mineral ...

The image, captured by the Virtual Telescope Project, showcases a luminous, well-defined ion tail extending from the comet's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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 system.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Called 3I/ATLAS, the object is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for billions of years, carrying pristine material from another star system Jay ...

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...