Discover why Earth's asteroid belt is disappearing and what this means for the future of our solar system, including potential impacts for Earth and beyond.

New research from Rice University shows that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, played a major role in shaping ...

What: Astronomers using JWST and ALMA have captured the earliest known stage of planet formation around the protostar HOPS-315 in the Orion Molecular Cloud. Guest: Dr ...

The space object, named Chiron, is believed to be a piece of rock measuring a whopping 130 miles wide at its broadest point - ...

Chiron is a centaur approximately 200 km in diameter and takes about 50 years to complete a full orbit around the Sun.

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...

A new study reveals that the asteroid belt is slowly disappearing, offering insights into its long-term fate and what this means for our solar system.

Astronomers using NASA's Swift telescope detected water on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in a surprising location. Discover how ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has astronomers stumped with its bizarre sun-facing tail and weird composition. But it’s also ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered on July 1, 2025, is not like other comets in our Solar System. Unlike typical comets that orbit the Sun, 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet, having originated from a distant ...

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner ...