Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

A small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held ...

A groundbreaking study published in Communications Earth & Environment has called into question the long-standing assumptions ...

Our Solar System is home to eight extraordinary planets, each with its own unique features, mysteries, and beauty. This cosmic journey takes you from the Sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy ...

“This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system,” said Dr. Rosemary Pike, lead researcher from the Center for ...

A meteorite, Northwest Africa 12264, is questioning the established timeline of our solar system's formation, suggesting ...

There's a new interstellar object moving through our solar system and it's called 3I/ATLAS, according to NASA.

Folks, it's official: the object that astronomers recently spotted blowing through the outer solar system came from ...

An object dubbed 3I/ATLAS is only the third interloper from outside the Solar System seen in all of human history.

Astronomers have discovered a new object that originated outside of our Solar System — only the third to be found.

Even if Earth does survive, it won’t be pretty. The temperature of our planet will be about 1,300 degrees C, hot enough to ...

The interstellar object has been named 3I/Atlas by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center.