A new view of the solar system's early days proposes that the first two kinds of solid materials — the precursors of space rocks and ultimately planets — both formed at the same time.When the ...

The shock wave from an exploding star likely helped trigger the formation of our solar system, according to a new 3D computer model, researchers say.The solar system is thought to have coalesced ...

Our solar system's latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the minute. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is believed to be a comet. It's ...

The paper presents a new theoretical framework for the formation and structure of the Solar System that can explain several key features of the terrestrial planets (like Earth, Venus, and Mars ...

Doing so allowed the researchers to calculate that core formation of early planetesimals likely began as early as 100,000 years to 300,000 years after the formation of the solar system.

A new view of the solar system's early days proposes that the first two kinds of solid materials — the precursors of space rocks and ultimately planets — both formed at the same time.

A region of active star formation in the constellation Ophiuchus is giving astronomers new insights into the conditions in which our own solar system was born.

F or the first time, researchers have dated the formation of Jupiter by studying tiny, bead-like spheres found preserved in ...

Researchers have spotted the formation sites of planets around a young star resembling our Sun. Two rings of dust around the star, at distances comparable to the asteroid belt and the orbit of Nept… ...

A new view of the solar system's early days proposes that the first two kinds of solid materials — the precursors of space rocks and ultimately planets — both formed at the same time.