Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial planets.

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

Uranus has the craziest tilt in your Solar System. Its tilt is about ninety-eight degrees. That means its north pole is ...

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...

An instrument created by a team at the University of New Hampshire was recently installed onto a spacecraft that is preparing ...

A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) asteroid.

Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...

Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...