Many scientists call Jupiter the architect of the solar system because its immense gravity influenced the orbits of other ...

What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...

Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early solar system that kept its ...

Jupiter was shaping the fate of our solar system long before Earth came into existence. A new study conducted by scientists ...

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...

Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of ...

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

New simulations from Rice University reveal how Jupiter’s rapid early growth blocked gas and dust from reaching the Sun, ...

New research from Rice University suggests that Jupiter played a decisive role in protecting Earth by preventing it from ...

The solar system is composed of the sun, eight major planets, five dwarf planets, over a hundred moons, and countless comets ...

Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it from drifting toward the Sun.

Astronomers may be just weeks away from an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about our solar system’s interstellar ...