A glimpse of the solar system's origins: Striking details on the molecules inside a meteorite

Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory have teamed up to get a fresh ...
Popular Science

In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

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Futurism

James Webb Spots Planets Forming Into Solar System in Real Time, Like an Organism’s First Cells

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[Part 4] Who are the members of the solar system? From planets to comets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars...When you hear the names in order, some of you might think, "I learned that in school."But doesn't the Moon belong to that group?Does asteroid just mean a small ...
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Rare meteorite proves our solar system almost had an extra planet

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Why Are Planets Tilted In Our Solar System? This Study Has A Theory

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 ...
Phys.org

Eccentricities of orbits point to significantly different upbringings for small and large planets

The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its host star. Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar system, ...
Phys.org

Extreme supersonic winds measured on a planet outside our solar system

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet stream of its kind ever ...
Mashable

Jupiter designed the solar system. Here's what the planet was like as a child.

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya Oleksuik Jupiter, the ...
Carnegie Science

Planet X, Killer Asteroids & Other Things Lurking in Space

Sheppard joined Carnegie as a prestigeous NASA Hubble Fellow in 2004 and was appointed to a faculty position in 2007. He ...
Wired

Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time

Carbon dioxide has been detected on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The gas has been observed directly by the James Webb Space Telescope on four exoplanets, all belonging to the ...