Unlike rocky planets such as Mars and Earth, angrites do not have a lot of silicon dioxide. Because of this, astronomers have ...

The early solar system may have been far more chaotic than we ever imagined. A new study published in Icarus suggests that ...

Scientists may have found one of the main sources of rocky material for the solar system, forming diverse populations of baby ...

The findings suggest Jupiter's formation shaped the chemistry that helped make habitable worlds possible.

NASA's new chief wants to reinstate Pluto as a planet. And scientists are on board – as long as you're also okay with having ...

New research suggests the moons of Jupiter and Uranus may hint that our planetary neighborhood once had a third ice giant.

In a first-of-its-kind discovery, astronomers claim they have directly measured the magnetic fields of multiple planets ...

Four-and-a-half billion years ago, a massive world—possibly as big as the moon or even Mars—orbited our sun before crashing ...

Scientists may have identified one of the Solar System’s most important “planet factories” hidden just beyond Jupiter.

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period — even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed — Earth’s solar system and its planets looked ...

The Sun is an incandescent but benevolent dictator. For billions of years, it’s kept our star system well organized through the influence of its powerful gravity. All the planets revolve around it on ...