Discovery of oxygen raises new questions about how solar system formed. In this undated photo, Rosetta finds oxygen on comet 67P. ESA/Rosetta/NavCam – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0 — -- The European Space ...

Researchers studying meteor showers have found that not all comets crumble the same way when they approach the Sun. In a new study, they ascribe the differences to the conditions in the protoplanetary ...

You're probably familiar with how the solar system looks today. There are eight officially recognized planets located more or less on the same plane, orbiting the sun. But have you ever given a ...

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other universities are analyzing tiny particles from a distant asteroid to learn more about how the outer solar system was formed and shaped ...

Our solar system resides inside a vast cavity, now known as the Local Bubble, which is about 1,000 light-years across. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 16 miles of Saturn’s moon Enceladus on Oct. 9 and measure molecules in its space environment that could give insight into the ...

Protoplanetary disk. Figure from a computer simulation visualizing the formation of planets (https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12278 ). Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech. August 22, 2024, Mountain View, CA - An ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya Oleksuik Jupiter, the ...