NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about how the early Earth may have acquired some elements necessary ...

The early solar system may have been far more chaotic than we ever imagined. A new study published in Icarus suggests that ...

Our solar system has two ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, but there may have been a third. According to a new study published ...

By melting down ingredients to recreate how ancient space rocks formed, researchers have discovered more about the building ...

Astronomers surveying the outer solar system have revealed that a rare object far beyond Neptune is moving in sync with the eighth planet in an unexpected way. Called 2020 VN40 and first discovered in ...

Research suggests Earth received most of its phosphorus and nitrogen from nearby planetary building blocks, reshaping ...

You might think we know the solar system pretty well, but there's a lot more to our cosmic neighborhood than initially meets the eye (or telescope). Most of the good stuff, such as the planets, moons ...

Tiny grains from asteroid Ryugu are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. The findings suggest the distal solar system ...

Observations of the outer Solar System with the Subaru Telescope have discovered new bodies where none were expected. The new objects are likely members of a much larger population waiting to be ...