Solar system
JWST reveals mysterious new features in Saturn’s atmosphere
The results came as a complete surprise.
Growing Tail of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Captured
New images of the famous interstellar visitor were captured live from the Gemini South telescope.
James Webb Telescope Finds Carbon-Rich Planet Nursery
The discovery challenges long-standing assumptions about the chemistry of planetary birthplaces.
Scientists Trace Jupiter’s Origins Using Ancient Rock Raindrop
Ancient droplets in meteorites trace the history of planet formation.
Scientists discover Uranus’s hidden heat
NASA research helps puzzle out some of the world’s mystique.
Astronomers witness birthplaces of new Solar Systems
Astronomers just caught a celestial sneak peek at how solar systems are born, and it starts with something delightfully small: space pebbles. Around two young...
An extraordinary dwarf planet discovered at the edge of our solar system
An extreme cousin for Pluto?
Jupiter was once twice as prominent with a supercharged magnetic field
A detailed look into Jupiter's primordial state.
First evidence of frozen water in the young star system
Not just water ice, but crystalline water ice.
New study finds super-Earths are more common than previously thought
Far-flung “Super Earths” are not farfetched.
Jupiter like exoplanets formed earlier than previously thought
New research challenges long-held theories on how Jupiter-like exoplanets are born.
Astronomers map 3D atmosphere of distant exoplanet, unveil unique climate
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all...
Discovery of the Solar System’s most powerful energy source
Generates six times the power of Earth's total output.
Big revelation: Life’s ingredients found in NASA’s asteroid Bennu sample
Conditions necessary for the emergence of life were widespread across the early solar system.
Unprecedented images of Exocomet belts around nearby stars
Diversity in belt structures, from narrow rings to wide disks.
How collisionless shock waves can accelerate particles to extreme speeds?
Breakthrough in understanding cosmic particle accelerators.
Webb gives the best glimpse ever into the icy planetesimals of the early solar system
A clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved.
The moon underwent a ‘remelting’ 4.35 billion years ago
A ‘remelting’ of lunar surface adds a wrinkle to mystery of Moon’s true age.
New equation to track Earth-bound asteroids more precisely
Identifying asteroids on a potential collision course with Earth could be made easier.
ESA’s Solar Orbiter offers the first high-resolution view of the entire solar disk
The solar fire up close.