Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...

Interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS could serve as seeds for giant planet formation, potentially explaining how massive planets ...

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

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

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today." Astronomers have discovered a massive new solar system body located ...

Jupiter influenced Earth’s future long before Earth formed, slicing gaps in the early solar system to stop its raw materials ...