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

A research team led by University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Yong-Zhong Qian uses new models and evidence from meteorites to show that a low-mass supernova triggered the ...

A new study published by University of Chicago researchers challenges the notion that the force of an exploding star forced the formation of the solar system. In this study, published online last ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 mission returned uncontaminated primitive asteroid samples to Earth. A comprehensive analysis of 16 particles from the asteroid Ryugu revealed many ...

Comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov), discovered by an amateur astronomer, is captivating scientists. Its unusual orbit initially ...

If you want to build a planet, you're going to have to get your hands dirty. That's the lesson from a recent paper, which outlines just how vital giant impacts are to the formation of planets.

This article lists the top 7 largest moons in our Solar System, detailing their size, the planet they orbit, and key ...

New work from Carnegie’s Alan Boss and Sandra Keiser provides surprising new details about the trigger that may have started the earliest phases of planet formation in our solar system. It is ...

Venture into the extreme outer reaches of the solar system to explore the most distant and enigmatic bodies ever discovered. Meet Sedna, Gong Gong, and Eris as we investigate their strange orbits, ...