Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of ...

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...

What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2025 SC79, a skyscraper-sized space rock orbiting the sun in just 128 days. the ...

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

“If you build a map at a wavelength that water absorbs, you’ll see the water deck in the atmosphere, whereas a wavelength ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed look at a carbon-rich disk surrounding the exoplanet CT Cha ...

Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water ...

A look at the potential effects of a rogue planet entering our solar system, from shifting Earth’s orbit to triggering ...

Tests on olivine hint that water-rich exoplanets could generate H2O internally, possibly explaining ocean worlds and even some of Earth’s early water.

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner solar system. New research from Rice University reveals that Jupiter played a ...

Many scientists call Jupiter the architect of the solar system because its immense gravity influenced the orbits of other planets and carved up the gas and dust from which they all emerged. This ...