The formation of Mercury remains an unsolved mystery. The planet closest to the sun has a disproportionately large metallic ...

New simulations suggest that Mercury's formation could be the result of a rare collision between two celestial bodies of ...

Astronomers are buzzing over 3I/ATLAS, a mysterious object hurtling through our solar system, and a new theory claims it can create planets.

Many planetary systems are born in slightly tilted protoplanetary disks, which would explain the misaligned orbits from the ...

NASA has discovered signs of life on Mars in the form of organic carbon, sulfur, rust, and phosphorous in a canyon, and new ...

Fast-moving objects like interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be planet-forming seeds, potentially helping to solve an old Solar ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, directly observed the formation of a planet. An international team, co-led by researchers at the University of Galway, detected WISPIT 2b, a young gas giant ...

A baby star is showing signs of life. V883 Orionis has been under study by scientists for a while, and its discoveries are ...

Diamonds from South Africa’s Voorspoed mine have revealed the first natural evidence of nickel-rich metallic alloys forming ...

Scientists have long known that diamonds are among Earth's oldest materials, but recent research has revealed that pink diamonds serve as extraordinary time capsules, preserving evidence of our planet ...