Backscatter electron (BSE), inverse pole figure (IPF) and grain reference orientation deviation (GROD) maps of olivine within NWA 12264. Credit: Communications Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038 ...

Scientists have revised the timeline for the approach of the rogue star Gliese 710, which is now expected to enter the solar system sooner than previously thought. This accelerated timeline has raised ...

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system?

This illustration shows the creation of an asteroid family. Ejected fragments from catastrophic collisions of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter tend to follow similar orbits around the sun, allowing ...

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

Wave-particle interactions across the solar system can have a wide range of effects though they are caused by the same set of ...