In a rare glimpse into the earliest days of our planet, scientists have discovered remnants of the “proto Earth.” ...

The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a diameter of roughly 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometers) as they encircle the giant planet. But smaller celestial bodies in the ...

A discovery in V883 Orionis' planet-forming disk suggests Earth's water could have come from ancient interstellar ice that ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...

"This finding is the first direct evidence of water’s interstellar journey from clouds to the materials that form planetary ...

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the early stages of planet formation around a distant young star, HOPS-315, ...

A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy—and why the life and ...

Warm Jupiters are rewriting the rules of planet formation - showing eccentric orbits that stay strangely aligned with their ...

Discover the immense power and influence of Jupiter's gravity on our solar system and the role it plays in shaping our ...

In an interview with the BBC, professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of ...

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