A new research paper, published in the Science Advances journal, has postulated that rocky planets like ours may be far more ...
Our fundamental understanding of Neptune and Uranus may be completely wrong, say researchers rethinking our solar system.
Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...
New high-contrast images from SPHERE show a stunning variety of debris disks shaped by collisions of tiny planet-building bodies. The structures often resemble our asteroid and Kuiper belts, hinting ...
The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...
A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...
Before the solar system had planets, the sun had rings — bands of dust and gas similar to Saturn’s rings — that likely played a role in Earth’s formation, according to a new study. “In the solar ...
When you see art of our solar system as the planet orbit the sun, you may notice that Earth's orbit has a tilt. It is not a perfect circle. What's more, Earth is not the only planet that displays such ...
LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...