MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They ...

Vega provided the first telescopic evidence of a disk of planet-forming material, but there are no planets to be found around ...

We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar ...

This hypothetical Neptune-sized planet would circle our Sun on a highly elongated path, far beyond Pluto. It could have a ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

What can dust grains that were returned to Earth from the asteroid Ryugu teach scientists about the early solar system? This ...

Our solar system consists of Sun and celestial bodies bound to it by gravity, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets ...

Decoding the Kuiper Belt The Kuiper Belt begins at about 50 astronomical units (au) from the Sun, stretching ... is that a ...

A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

Legendary Star Lacks Evidence for Large Planet Construction Ever since the dawn of human consciousness, skywatchers have been ...

The solar system has nine planets, but in 2006 the International Astronomical Union declared Pluto a dwarf planet, making the ...