Researchers have discovered that a two-step formation process of the early Solar System can explain the chronology and split in volatile and isotope content of the inner and outer Solar System.

The Classical Solar System Planets are a by-product of star formation, which occurs in the hearts of giant molecular clouds 10,000 times the mass of our sun.

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.

Using a limited set of mathematical equations, a mathematical sciences professor said he has confirmed a 224-year-old math conjecture about the origins of our solar system, providing insights ...

If the solar system formed from this material, this alternate scenario would account for the abundances of both isotopes. “In the future, this study must be considered when people build their story ...