Standard planet-formation models have been unable to reconstruct the distributions of the Solar System's small, rocky planets and asteroids in the same simulation. A new analysis suggests that it ...

Researchers have laid out a new, comprehensive theory for how the solar system formed — inside the bubble of a long-dead, giant star.

How did Earth, Mars form? Study affirms inner solar system collisions Earth and Mars were largely formed through planetary embryos made of gathered material and gases in the inner solar system.

Our Solar System possibly survived a supernova because of how the Sun formed The gas that produce stars also cushion them from the blast of nearby supernovae.

This video segment examines the scientific debate over the events that triggered the birth of our solar system.

What is the Sun's role in our Solar System? The Sun is the largest object in the Solar System and was the first to form.

Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth ...

In other words, solar wind and interstellar particles meet and form a boundary at the far reaches of the solar system.

A quick guide to planets, including the eight in our solar system, how they form, and how many could be in the universe.

The sun is the lifeblood of our solar system, a blazing star that has held everything together for over 4.6 billion years. But like all things in the universe, even our sun will not last forever.