Astronomers have identified 3I/ATLAS, an ancient, ice-rich interstellar comet potentially older than our solar system.

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

The space object, named Chiron, is believed to be a piece of rock measuring a whopping 130 miles wide at its broadest point - ...

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

What can white dwarf stars eating their own planets teach astronomers about planetary and solar system formation and ...

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

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Webb just spotted a carbon-rich moon factory 625 light-years away, revealing how moons like ours may have first taken shape.

Jupiter's formation played a crucial role in creating zones that captured material, leading to the birth of Earth, Mars, and ...

I/ATLAS was first spotted by NASA scientists in May this year. Ever since, it has displayed behaviors that are not just ...

What: Astronomers using JWST and ALMA have captured the earliest known stage of planet formation around the protostar HOPS-315 in the Orion Molecular Cloud. Guest: Dr ...

The European Space Agency also hoped to observe the interstellar object during its close approach to Mars using two ...