Planetary scientists have recently drawn a connection between the birth of Jupiter and the formation zone of Earth, ...
Jupiter, the colossal planet at the heart of our solar system, has long been a subject of intrigue. Recent research from Rice ...
New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...
What: Astronomers using JWST and ALMA have captured the earliest known stage of planet formation around the protostar ...
New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.
Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...
Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation. Initially, the planet was barren and inhospitable, missing water and ...
The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...
The comet is on what’s known as a hyperbolic trajectory, which means that it doesn’t follow an orbital path around the sun.