New research from Rice University shows that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, played a major role in shaping ...

Tiny shavings from a single meteorite could completely overturn our understanding of how the solar system formed, after the space rock turned out to be older than expected. Previous research suggests ...

New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.

Jupiter was shaping the fate of our solar system long before Earth came into existence. A new study conducted by scientists ...

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...

The Sun's formation caused temperature differences in the surrounding disk of gas and dust. Inner, hotter regions formed rocky planets from less volatile elements. Outer, colder regions allowed ...

Astronomers have identified 3I/ATLAS, an ancient, ice-rich interstellar comet potentially older than our solar system.