Scientists find oxygen in comet, say that challenges theories of how solar system formed Scientists say they have detected significant amounts of molecular oxygen coming out of a comet, an unexpected ...

The study of a tiny grain of stardust – older than our solar system – is shining new light on how planetary systems are formed. The microbe-sized extraterrestrial particle, which originated from a ...

In a new study published in the Astrophysical Journal, astrophysicists Brooke Polak from the University of Heidelberg and Hubert Klahr from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy used simulations to ...

A new study published by University of Chicago researchers challenges the notion that the force of an exploding star forced the formation of the solar system. In this study, published online last ...

A groundbreaking study published in Communications Earth & Environment has called into question the long-standing assumptions about how our solar system came to be. Tiny shavings from a meteorite ...

A view of HOPS-315, a baby star some 1,400 light-years from Earth where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet formation. Combined with data from the James Webb Space ...

Astronomers still aren't exactly sure how planets get their start. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you want to build a planet, ...