The interior of asteroid Vesta has been shown not to be a protoplanet after all, meaning that new explanations for its origin ...

A Nasa spacecraft has captured its first detailed images of an unexplored asteroid, revealing a bizarrely shaped ...

A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.

Scientists at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics found a single giant flare from a ...

Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers achieved most of their planned tasks on today's (May 1) 5-hour, 44-minute extravehicular ...

NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft's first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in our solar system.

The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at this important ultraviolet wavelength, providing a new look at ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures asteroid Donaldjohanson, marking a new step in its mission to explore the solar system’s ...

"We're studying the leftover raw materials from the formation of the planets and trying to understand the history that made ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy space rock that resembles an odd-shaped peanut. The space agency released the images Monday ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ... Webb Telescope Captures Its ...