James Webb Space Telescope observations show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a 50-65 foot irradiated crust formed by billions of years of cosmic ray exposure. Research posted to arXiv indicates the co ...

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The comet is on what’s known as a hyperbolic trajectory, which means that it doesn’t follow an orbital path around the sun.

Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made.

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner ...

New research reveals how powerful coronal mass ejections may have been essential to the rise of life on planet Earth.

Asteroids, comets, and clouds contain complex organic molecules that form in space and might have kickstarted life on Earth ...

Mars has two moons, but they're not quite like Earth's moon. That's raised a lot of questions about where they're from, ...

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Many scientists call Jupiter the architect of the solar system because its immense gravity influenced the orbits of other ...

New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.

Scientists have uncovered a mysterious relic from an area of the moon that has never been explored by humans until now.