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What can white dwarf stars eating their own planets teach astronomers about planetary and solar system formation and ...

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Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of ...

Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a ...

Meteorites, known as messengers of the Solar System, are critical objects for studying the formation and evolution of planets ...

Meteorites, known as messengers of the Solar System, are critical objects for studying the formation and evolution of planets ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

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

For years, astronomers have been on the hunt for the first generation of stars, primordial relics of the early universe. And ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been found to contain water, marking a significant discovery in understanding cometary evolution. With an age of seven billion years, it presents a rare chance to ...