Tiny shavings from a single meteorite could completely overturn our understanding of how the solar system formed, after the space rock turned out to be older than expected. Previous research suggests ...
About 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in on itself due to gravity. The Sun, planets, and eventually Earth formed out of the cloud. But when did ...
Discovery of oxygen raises new questions about how solar system formed. In this undated photo, Rosetta finds oxygen on comet 67P. ESA/Rosetta/NavCam – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0 — -- The European Space ...
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Astronomers witness birth of new solar system
Astronomers have witnessed the creation of a solar system for the first time. Data captured by the ALMA telescope in Chile and the James Webb Space Telescope showed planets forming around a star in ...
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Without Jupiter, Earth may have spiraled into the sun long ago
Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early solar system that kept its ...
Webb just spotted a carbon-rich moon factory 625 light-years away, revealing how moons like ours may have first taken shape.
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