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Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a ...

When planetary rings are mentioned, the image of Saturn immediately comes to mind. However, this celestial feature is not ...

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Eugene Shoemaker, the founder of astrogeology, dedicated his life to understanding planetary formation through impacts. His ...

What's the best way to reveal what an exoplanet is made of? Wait for it to get gravitationally shredded and engulfed by its ...

Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds.

In a remarkable achievement for space exploration, China's Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter has successfully captured images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during its close pass by the Red Planet. This ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the free release of advanced radar data products to help scientists around the world study the Moon’s polar regions in greater detail.