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

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

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

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

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

Jupiter influenced Earth’s future long before Earth formed, slicing gaps in the early solar system to stop its raw materials ...

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

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 ...

"Io represented a big mystery because its surface doesn't hold a record of its history the way that the surfaces of less active moons do." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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

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