Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth comes from. Despite its location in the inner ...

Discover how a rare "kiss and capture" impact gave rise to the Pluto-Charon binary system, shedding new light on the evolution and motion of icy worlds in the outer solar system. (CREDIT: NASA) ...

The WISPIT 2 system is the second known planetary system, following PDS 70, where exoplanets have been observed forming ...

A rare planetary system has been discovered that mirrors the structure of our solar system, exoplanet formation, and gas ...

A region of active star formation in the constellation Ophiuchus is giving astronomers new insights into the conditions in which our own solar system was born. In particular, a new study of the ...

A research team led by University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Yong-Zhong Qian uses new models and evidence from meteorites to show that a low-mass supernova triggered the ...