The solar system was formed 4.6 billion years ago by the explosion of a star at the end of its life cycle, according to a groundbreaking study of meteorites. Research suggests a low-mass supernova was ...

The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas ...

Astronomers found an interstellar "tunnel" - a cosmic channel that connects our solar system to distant stars, according to a ...

The sample brought back to Earth by the Hayabusa 2 space probe is described as being very “fresh” because it originated relatively soon after the birth of the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.

They also noted that iron was not detected alongside the nickel, an uncommon pattern in comets. Rahatgaonkar and Seligman suggested that the nickel may be locked in molecules that break apart easily ...

A rare interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, is currently traversing our solar system, offering scientists a unique chance to ...

New research from Rice University shows that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, played a major role in shaping ...

A young sun threatened to gobble up everything that was swirling around it. But then Jupiter started to take shape and grow, and as it did so, it created different zones that caught the material that ...