New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

These situations allows scientists to investigate the usually hidden interiors of terrestrial worlds. Two teams of astronomers, including the observed planet's discoverers, now intend to join up ...

Since the asteroid YR4 was first discovered in December 2024, the odds that it could crash into earth have more than doubled.

Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial planets.

These rocky bits eventually coalesced to form the terrestrial planets. However, at a distance of around 4 astronomical units from the Sun (AU; 1 AU is the average Sun-Earth distance of 93 million ...

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of public and scientists alike and, as the search continues for more, researchers have turned their attention to the evolution of metallicity in the Milky Way.

some of which may have contributed material to the terrestrial planets." Angrites are a distinct group of meteorites, characterized by olivine-bearing basaltic minerals and unique isotopic ...