Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...
Turn a telescope to the eastern sky in the hours following midnight on Nov. 5 to see two colossal shadows darken the cloud ...
Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it from drifting toward the Sun.
The 3I/ATLAS comet was first spotted in July near Jupiter after it entered our solar system from another universe. Here’s ...
New simulations from Rice University reveal how Jupiter’s rapid early growth blocked gas and dust from reaching the Sun, ...
The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner ...
A massive comet known as 3I/ATLAS that was first discovered zooming across the solar system over the summer showed signs of ...
Manhattan-sized comet 3I/ATLAS — which scientists suspect could have extraterrestrial origins — will reach its closest ...