Researchers from theUniversity of Hawai’i have cracked the mystery of solar rain that occurs in the Sun’s corona, the ...

Astronomers have long sought to understand the processes that lead to the birth of planetary systems. Recently, a major breakthrough was achieved as scientists witnessed the early stages of planet ...

The discovery of a planet that is far too massive for its sun is calling into question what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their solar systems. The discovery of a planet ...

How long did it take our Sun to form in its stellar nursery? Scientists are now closer to an answer. They succeeded in the measurement of the bound-state beta decay of fully-ionized thallium ions at ...

Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights different research projects and topics being explored at Penn State. The following originally appeared on The Conversation. Imagine you’re a ...

Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS has been constantly changing as it makes its way through our solar system. That's to be ...

Tiny grains from the asteroid Ryugu have shed light on the origins of the outer solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third of its kind detected, has revealed signs of water, surprising scientists with its activity far from the Sun. Spacecraft orbiting Mars captured its closest ...