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Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

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Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

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

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 ...

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...

A disabled Florida veteran is facing foreclosure after purchasing a solar system he thought was financed through the Florida ...

Gov. Josh Green is calling for a renewed push to expand rooftop solar. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote speaks with the head of ...

The organic ingredients to life, hints to where Earth’s water came from, and the fundamental building blocks of our planet ...