THE question of the origin of the solar system is one that has been a source of speculation for over a hundred years; but, in spite of the attention that has been devoted to it, no really ...

More than just dazzling streaks of light as meteors, these ancient fragments are among the oldest materials in our solar system ... experienced a violent origin 468 million years ago and are ...

How our own Solar System came to be? How we could know ... One popular hypothesis of Jupiter's origin holds that it formed at more than twice the distance at which it currently orbits from ...

The discoveries are helping them better classify different TNOs and understand the complex chemical reactions in space that may relate to the formation of our solar system and the origin of life.

At 4.5 billion years old, the Imilac meteorite dates back to the beginning of our solar system. Professor Caroline Smith ... it prompted the first large-scale investigation into the origin of ...

"Our findings open a new frontier in astronomy of studying what lies outside the solar system through microscopes ... identified the meteor's interstellar origin in a paper he co-wrote with ...

Discover the order of planets in the solar system. From Mercury to Neptune, explore our solar system and learn more about our cosmic home. The solar system is our cosmic neighborhood, made up of ...

We haven't found life on Mars yet, but one researcher believes we might be able to detect evidence of it on planets outside of the solar system within ... Center for the Origin and Prevalence ...

Scientists hope the telescope’s capabilities will allow them to answer key questions about the sun, including the origin of solar storms, as well as unlock the complexities of its magnetic field.

The origin of life on Earth stands as one of the great mysteries ... These elements become solid only under very cold temperatures, such as exist in the outer solar system, not nearer to the sun where ...