Astronomers were fascinated after spotting an object from interstellar space hurtling through the solar system earlier this ...

Asteroid Ryugu contained water according to the radioactive decay of lutetium-176 (176Lu) to hafnium-176 (176Hf).

A view of HOPS-315, a baby star some 1,400 light-years from Earth where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet formation. Combined with data from the James Webb Space ...

Jezero Crater has become one of the most exciting places in the search for signs of past life on Mars. Since landing in 2021, ...

New work from Carnegie’s Alan Boss and Sandra Keiser provides surprising new details about the trigger that may have started the earliest phases of planet formation in our solar system. It is ...

The period known as "cosmic noon," which took place roughly 2 to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, was characterized by the rapid formation of new stars and planetary systems. Naturally, objects ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.

When most of us learn about the solar system, it seems like a pretty well-ordered place. Our sun formed first, about five billion years ago, and the planets appeared a little later. As a very general ...

A Victoria University scientist who has found the key to dating the very beginnings of our Solar System will have his work published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature today. Dr Joel Baker, ...

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NASA aims to study rocky planets similar to Earth and analyse their atmospheres for biosignatures. The James Webb Space ...