The origin of the differing tilts in the orbits of the planets in our solar system may have been revealed through the ...

Our solar system's latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the minute. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is believed to be a comet. It's ...

This is like getting a baby picture of our own solar system,' says Gabriel Weible, University of Arizona graduate student who contributed to research - Anadolu Ajansı ...

How Did the Solar System Form? The tale of our sun may begin with another star: a predecessor whose fiery death brought about the birth of our solar system.

The star is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, and this disk is the first evidence of debris condensing into what will eventually become planets and other objects. Observing this early phase of ...

The textbook picture of how planets form—serene, flat disks of cosmic dust—has just received a significant cosmic twist.

The textbook picture of how planets form – serene, flat discs of cosmic dust – has just received a significant cosmic twist.

Over four billion years ago, the solar system was a wild and dangerous place. Swirling clouds of dust and gas slowly turned ...

These tiny spheres were formed under extreme conditions during the early solar system's chaotic environment. The study conducted by Japan’s Nagoya University and the Italian National Institute for ...

Astronomers have discovered a brand new type of planet outside our solar system that, even in its infancy, is already bigger ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx samples from asteroid Bennu reveal stardust, water-driven chemistry, and clues to life’s origins in the ...