On January 25, 2025, the cosmos will present a spectacular event known as a planetary alignment, where all major planets in ...

Billions of years ago, in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system, two icy worlds collided. Rather than destroying each ...

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have revolutionized our understanding of the solar system's formation with ...

This "kiss and capture" mechanism offers a fresh perspective on planetary formation, particularly about Pluto and its largest ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered a groundbreaking view of the early solar system, focusing on icy ...

A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...

Many stars in our galaxy exist in pairs. Now scientists are finding clues that our Sun may once have had a companion of its ...

The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form.

The Webb Telescope reveals new insights into icy planetesimals, shedding light on the early solar system's evolution.

For centuries, humanity has gazed at the stars, unraveling the mysteries of celestial motion. But what if the unusual orbits ...

It was the first observed object in our solar system that originated outside of ... more data and hopefully uncover answers about the formation of our own planet.” While asteroids are devoid ...

How old is the Moon? Astronaut-gathered samples from the lunar surface put its age at about 4.35 billion years. However, ...