Standard planet-formation models have been unable to reconstruct the distributions of the Solar System's small, rocky planets and asteroids in the same simulation. A new analysis suggests that it ...

Researchers have laid out a new, comprehensive theory for how the solar system formed — inside the bubble of a long-dead, giant star.

The origin of the differing tilts in the orbits of the planets in our solar system may have been revealed through the ...

A new theory of the solar system's formation provides an alternative to the idea our system formed from a supernova.

'Little Bang' Triggered Solar System Formation Date: October 3, 2008 Source: Carnegie Institution Summary: For several decades, scientists have debated whether the Solar System formed as a result ...

To unravel the mystery of Jupiter's birth, scientists turned their attention to meteorites. These cosmic 'messengers' carry a ...

In comparison, outer Solar System planetesimals formed later and therefore experienced substantially less internal heating and therefore limited iron core formation, and volatile release.

Multiple exploding stars may have seeded the solar system with material required to form planets.

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new view of the solar system's early days proposes that the first two kinds of solid ...

Since the first discovery of planets beyond the solar system in 1995, more than 6,000 exoplanets have been identified. Many ...