Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, has many features that have puzzled scientists for a long time. For […] ...

One possible explanation is that young Mercury violently collided with a much larger protoplanet. However, simulations tracing terrestrial planet formation indicate that collisions among ...

Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made an unusual discovery, finding a planet which is in the process of disintegrating. And as it decays, it is leaving behind a ...

From Mercury to Neptune ... sweeping up material in their orbits and becoming the planets we know today. This model of solar system formation is known as the nebular hypothesis.

The only planet "out of the loop," so to speak, is Mercury, which is aligned too close to the sun to be seen all month. Related: Night sky, May 2025: What you can see tonight [maps] Read more ...

We were doing the typical planet vetting, and I happened to spot this signal that appeared very unusual.” An orbiting ...

A study led by Paolo Padoan, ICREA research professor at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona ...

What can a planet that’s shedding its material teach astronomers about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recently submitted study to | Space ...

A study led by Paolo Padoan, ICREA research professor at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona ...