There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system?

Tiny shavings from a single meteorite could completely overturn our understanding of how the solar system formed, after the space rock turned out to be older than expected. Previous research suggests ...

New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. The findings reveal the distribution of ices in ...

Researchers are studying eccentric warm Jupiters, giant exoplanets that follow odd, elongated orbits unlike anything in our solar system.

Discovery of oxygen raises new questions about how solar system formed. In this undated photo, Rosetta finds oxygen on comet 67P. ESA/Rosetta/NavCam – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0 — -- The European Space ...

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system. Analysis of three grains ...

This long-duration comet will make its closest approach to Earth this fall, before disappearing into the outer solar system ...