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.

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 age of the Solar System is defined by the formation of the first solid grains in the solar nebula. Pb–Pb age dating of these solids, which were later trapped in a meteorite, indicates that ...

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.

The study of a tiny grain of stardust – older than our solar system – is shining new light on how planetary systems are formed. The microbe-sized extraterrestrial particle, which originated from a ...

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 ...

A new study published by University of Chicago researchers challenges the notion that the force of an exploding star caused the formation of the solar system. In this study, authors Haolan Tang ...

Ultimately, without a time machine, we will never fully recover the precise history of our solar system's formation, so we will never be entirely sure what role giant impacts had in the ...

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.

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 ...