Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

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An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...

New research shows that star activity can distort exoplanet measurements, affecting size, temperature, and atmosphere ...

Our solar system contains many planets, moons, and asteroid that we may one day call home, but the future might instead be artificial space habitats, stations, and megastructures of vast size and ...

A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...

The article humorously imagines how planets would describe themselves if they were dating profiles. Each planet has a unique ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

Callsen’s bill also raises to 600 MW, from 200 MW currently, the target for solar on previously developed sites. It also ...