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

Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a cosmic divider, separating ...

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

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A nearby star has just been caught throwing a tantrum – and it could rewrite what we know about the potential for life in the ...

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

At a young age, we're told how the sun warms Earth and makes life possible. That idea sticks with most of us for life. But ...

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

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered that aging stars in their so-called ...