For decades it was thought that water was prevalent in the outer reaches of the Solar System early in its history, with ...

The chemical composition of WASP-121b suggests that it formed in a cool zone of its natal disc, comparable to the region of gas and ice giants in our Solar System. Methane indicates unexpected ...

For centuries, astronomers have sought to understand the formation and evolution of the solar system and the dynamics that ...

The core of the Red Planet may be filled with sulfur. New experiments have shown that the core of Mars formed much faster ...

Scientists may have found a planet orbiting two brown dwarfs at a wild 90-degree tilt—something never seen before.

Scientists analyzing an ultra-hot giant planet believe it was formed by absorbing lightweight gases like methane evaporating ...

NASA says with the help of data from the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed the presence of water crystals around a Sun-like star, some 155 light-years away from Earth. The star, ...

For instance, Neptune migrated outward, switching places with Uranus, and pushed a lot of the small, icy bodies into the ...

Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the frigid outer reaches of our solar system that might qualify as a dwarf planet, spotting it as it travels on a highly ...

After leaving Earth, Tianwen-2 will reach Kamo‘oalewa by July 2026. This tiny, elongated asteroid likely spans no more than ...

NASA will soon be implementing a long-term presence on the Moon, with housing for 100 or more astronauts, and Mars will ...

Not long ago, the idea of mining in space sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel. But today, it’s a field that ...