Called 3I/ATLAS, the comet is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for billions of years, carrying pristine material from another star system ...

Smithsonian researchers analyzed fragments of the near-Earth asteroid and discovered water-rich clays that hint at a distant ...

Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth's orbit came from.

It’s a landmark moment in solar science,” said Cole Tamburri of the University of Colorado Boulder. The moment arrived when ...

REx, NASA's first asteroid sample return mission, reveals why some gray asteroids reflect light at different wavelengths, ...

And one day, the solar system will cease to exist. But when will the solar system end? And how will it die out? The answers to those questions depend on how we define the death of the solar system.

Astronomers capture dawn of new solar system for 1st time Richard Connor with AP 07/20/2025 In a cosmic first, astronomers have spotted the earliest signs of rocky planet formation around a young ...

Scientists have watched a solar system being born for the first ever time. Using a powerful telescope, researchers saw the first pieces of material that will go onto form planets.

Astronomers witness dawn of new solar system for 1st time Scientists were able to see the moment when planets began to form around a star.

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

The solar system is filled with unexplained anomalies that even the brightest scientific minds struggle to explain. From strange planetary orbits to the peculiar behavior of distant moons, the ...