Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

A new study claims it is possible an "alien visitor" could have warped our solar system during its earliest years.

Our Solar System is a carefully balanced celestial dance held together by a virtually perfect balance of gravity and inertia.

New research shows that star activity can distort exoplanet measurements, affecting size, temperature, and atmosphere ...

The organic ingredients to life, hints to where Earth’s water came from, and the fundamental building blocks of our planet ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ... Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists recently led a team that found, for the first ...

Despite common assumptions, the disk of our Solar System is warped, and the planets travel around the Sun in slightly eccentric (or oblong) orbits. Scientists now think that a mysterious object ...