Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a cosmic divider, separating ...

“Our analysis shows that the solar system is moving more than three times faster than current models predict,” Böhme ...

For many, space travel is unrealistic – spaceships are expensive, and interplanetary exploration doesn’t fit in with a 9-to-5 ...

Experiments at high temperatures and pressures reveal chemistry that can generate water on the surface of exoplanets ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three dimensions.

Jupiter’s early growth carved rings in the solar system, delayed meteorite formation, and kept planets like Earth in stable ...

Precise measurements from multiple radio telescopes strongly suggest that our solar system is moving far too fast for our ...

Comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov), discovered by an amateur astronomer, is captivating scientists. Its unusual orbit initially ...

A tool called AI-Newton can derive scientific laws from raw data, but is some way from developing human-like reasoning.

Astronomers now understand that water-rich planets can form internally, even close to stars. A new study reveals that ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...