Most of our knowledge about the Solar System’s formation and evolution comes from the study of extraterrestrial rock samples called chondritic meteorites. These rocks, which are fragments of asteroids ...

For centuries, astronomers have sought to understand the formation and evolution of the solar system and the dynamics that govern it. In particular, there is the long-standing question of whether or ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show. By Katherine Kornei If our species manages to hang on ...

Astronomers have for the first time spotted a solar system beyond our own in its very earliest stages of formation. The research community has long sought such a system to help us understand the ...

Tatooine-Like Planet Outside the Solar System May Orbit Two Failed Stars, Scientists Say NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists ...

Astronomers have discovered evidence of a strange “interstellar tunnel”, a channel of hot, low-density plasma stretching out from our solar system toward distant stars. The finding, made using the ...

Space might seem like an empty, featureless void, but new research has shown that this is far from true. Scientists have discovered an 'interstellar tunnel' that connects our solar system to distant ...