If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, is passing through our solar system. This galactic visitor is only the third interstellar ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made.

The comet – named 3I/ ATLAS – was discovered this summer and led to excitement because it appears to be an interstellar comet ...

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

"Without it, we might not have Earth as we know it."Using computer simulations, Izidoro and his colleagues modeled how Jupiter's rapid growth in its first few million years affected the swirling disk ...

Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of its own. The rare event is unfolding in real time, giving astronomers a ...

This marks the first time astronomers have observed the formation of a ring system. Saturn isn't the only planet in our solar system with a ring system. While Saturn's rings are the most dramatic, the ...

A new member of the solar system’s far outskirts refuses to follow the usual script. The object, 2023 KQ14, nicknamed Ammonite, belongs to a tiny class called sednoid, a rare kind of trans-Neptunian ...

Tesla announced that it is reviving solar leasing after years of allowing its solar business to slowly decline over the last few years. The company had even stopped reporting solar installations.