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 ...

Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast expanse of icy bodies that may hold clues to the solar system’s formation. These ...

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...

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.

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

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

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

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

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 ...

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