The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...

When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Jason Allemann of JK Brickworks built a Lego model of the earth, moon, and sun, whose rotations are surprisingly accurate. Story and editing by Carl Mueller Follow ...

Outreach Coordinator Shea Harris said it is an accurate model of the solar system, at one ten-billionth of its actual size. “It kind of gives you a feeling of how big our solar system is as you ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

The organic ingredients to life, hints to where Earth’s water came from, and the fundamental building blocks of our planet ...

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.

Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...

A rare celestial event where seven planets align is visible in the UK skies. Discover how, when, and where you can observe ...

In ten seconds or less—yes, you read that right—Monalee’s AI designs a highly accurate and optimal solar system using just two data points: the homeowner’s address and their monthly utility bill. It ...