Tiny shavings from a single meteorite could completely overturn our understanding of how the solar system formed, after the space rock turned out to be older than expected. Previous research suggests ...

Peering through a cosmic keyhole at distant baby star, astronomers may have opened a new window on the deep past of our own solar system. Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to ...

Scientists were able to see the moment when planets began to form around a star. Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a solar system beyond our own for the first time. An international team of ...

The solar system lost its ninth planet back when Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, but research might indicate that there ...

Scientists have discovered that meteorites on Earth, containing tiny molten droplets called chondrules, reveal the formation of Jupiter 4.6 billion years ago.

Astronomers have been racing to get a better look at 3I/ATLAS, a mysterious object with interstellar origins that has defied ...

Our solar system's latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the minute. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is believed to be a comet. It's ...

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Europa Clipper spacecraft over the moon, Europa, with Jupiter at background left. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP) (CN) — The largest planet in our solar system ...

Astronomers have spotted 3I/ATLAS, just the third interstellar object ever seen in our solar system. Bigger, faster, and possibly far older than ‘Oumuamua or Borisov, this icy traveler could help ...

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