While the composition of gas and dust in a precursor ... led to the formation of the gas and ice giants in the outer solar system. This first-order model of planetary growth in the solar nebula ...
The stars as seen from Earth would have looked dimmer 14 million years ago, as the solar system was in the middle of passing ...
The NASA boffins in white coats and thick-rimmed glasses have detected new signals that show the Oort cloud - the spooky shell of icy objects at the very edge of our solar system - might have ...
Venus, the solar system's shiniest planet, reflects 75% of the sunlight. Scientists believe the planet's mirror-like quality is due to the composition of its atmosphere. The metallic clouds that ...
Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where it came from and ...
This breakthrough opens new perspectives on the composition of Earth's core and its geological ... a cloud of hydrogen and helium surrounding the nascent solar system. This hypothesis contradicts ...