While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...

According to Brown, Planet X could be the fifth most massive planet in the solar system, similar in composition to icy Neptune and orbits the sun every 10,000 years. Finding this planet is easier ...

Nov. 12, 2024 — A team combined compositional data of primitive bodies like Kuiper Belt objects, asteroids and comets with new solar data sets to develop a revised solar composition that ...

Venus, the solar system's shiniest planet, reflects 75% of the sunlight. Scientists believe the planet's mirror-like quality is due to the composition of its atmosphere. The metallic clouds that ...