Scientists have long puzzled over how our solar system’s planets formed, because this isn’t a process they can watch unfold. Researchers have generally thought that Jupiter and Saturn grew out of ...

Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a cosmic divider, separating materials and influencing where planets formed.

Astronomers have witnessed the creation of a solar system for the first time. Data captured by the ALMA telescope in Chile and the James Webb Space Telescope showed planets forming around a star in ...

Space rocks hold within them the story of our solar system and our scientists are determined to unlock their secrets. Our space scientists are working on answering some very big questions. Professor ...

The newly identified cluster of Kuiper Belt objects lies about 4 billion miles from the Sun, offering fresh clues about how ...

Backscatter electron (BSE), inverse pole figure (IPF) and grain reference orientation deviation (GROD) maps of olivine within NWA 12264. Credit: Communications Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038 ...

A new planetary system is forming around the young star HOPS-315. Scientists observed the earliest stages of planet formation around another star. The process involves the cooling and solidifying of ...

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

Astronomers have observed a solar system being formed for the first time, as hot gas condenses into solid minerals around the baby star (Picture: ESO) Astronomers have witnessed the creation of a ...