New measurements have revealed that Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system — is actually smaller and more flattened ...

Today, the near-Earth asteroid known as Ryugu is bone dry. But new research suggests that the over half mile-long space rock ...

To their surprise, when the model was allowed to run under these conditions, a tachocline emerged on its own. Even more revealing, the simulations showed that the magnetic fields produced in the ...

Early Earth lacked life’s essentials until a collision with Theia added them. This chance event made life possible. After the Solar System formed, it took no more than three million years for the ...

I/ATLAS is a fast, ancient interstellar object. Its odd features fuel both scientific study and speculation. On July 1, astronomers detected a strange, fast-moving object racing toward the Sun. Named ...

In the vast solar system, if one were to select a 'behind-the-scenes hero' whose impact on Earth is profound yet often overlooked, Jupiter would undoubtedly be the strongest candidate. This giant ...

Curiosity Point 1: A catastrophic event turned Venus into a hellish world?