Earth is far from the only celestial body in the Solar System.

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented ...

IT LOOKS LIKE A STAR THE SIZE OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, AND SOMETHING IS EATING IT FROM THE INSIDE There is a particular tone ...

Learn how a magnetic field may have helped shape the Solar System, embedding traces of ancient magnetism within a meteorite ...

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Nasa's powerful James Webb Space Telescope is showing us something humankind has never witnessed firsthand before: The birth ...

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously unknown world may be lurking in the outer reaches of the solar system. The ...

A new study shows a deep connection between some of the largest, most energetic events in the universe and much smaller, weaker ones powered by our own Sun. The results come from a long observation ...

We advocate for a mission concept study for a space telescope dedicated to solar system science in Earth orbit. Such a study was recommended by the Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science ...

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Oh, we humans do love a cleanly defined boundary, don’t we? They make things easier, after all. If we’re trying to categorize something, knowing what labeled bin to put it in is handy. If we’re ...