Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

Take a journey to the outer edges of the solar system and discover how planets, comets, and icy fragments form an invisible ...

“Our analysis shows that the solar system is moving more than three times faster than current models predict,” Böhme ...

There are no confirmed exomoons, moons orbiting distant exoplanets in other solar systems. There are a few candidates, but ...

As telescopes have become more powerful, it's turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...

Jupiter’s early growth carved rings in the solar system, delayed meteorite formation, and kept planets like Earth in stable ...

Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds.

Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to ...

It's been one Neptunian year—or about 165 Earth years—since astronomers first observed the most distant planet from the sun.

For many, space travel is unrealistic – spaceships are expensive, and interplanetary exploration doesn’t fit in with a 9-to-5 ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...