In other words, chondrites are the perfect meteorites to study for clues about the origin of our solar system. Russell, however, is troubled at the thought of Earth’s meteorites representing ...

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.

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 ...

“Asteroids are relics of the early solar system,” Thompson said. “They’re like time capsules. We can use them to examine the origin of our solar system and to open a window to the origin of life on ...

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.

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 ...

Next to Earth, Mars may be the most-studied world in our solar system, currently home to a ... Or maybe their origin story is something else entirely. “What the heck are they?” ...

NARRATOR: The Juno mission is to investigate the origin and evolution of the gas giant Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System. LYNNAE QUICK: The main goal of the Juno spacecraft is to ...