How Did the Solar System Form? The tale of our sun may begin with another star: a predecessor whose fiery death brought about the birth of our solar system.

Though Pluto has formally been considered a dwarf planet for almost two decades, it still has many lessons left for planetary scientists — including hints about how the solar system formed.

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 ...

Over four billion years ago, the solar system was a wild and dangerous place. Swirling clouds of dust and gas slowly turned ...

Tour of Our Solar System Tour of Our Solar System Embark on an immersive journey through our solar system, from the huge mountains on Mars to the swirling clouds of Jupiter and more! We’ll explore the ...

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe has detected oxygen on Comet 67P, raising new questions about the formation of the solar system.

In the swirling clouds of gas and dust that surround newborn stars, planets begin to form. These planet-forming disks are ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx samples from asteroid Bennu reveal stardust, water-driven chemistry, and clues to life’s origins in the ...

Since the first discovery of planets beyond the solar system in 1995, more than 6,000 exoplanets have been identified. Many ...