4.6 billion years ago, Jupiter saved Earth during its formation
When the solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago, a gigantic cloud of dust and gas collapsed…
3I/ATLAS-Like Interstellar Objects Could Kick Start Planet Formation around High-Mass Stars
The discovery of 1I/Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov and 3I/ATLAS showed that significant numbers of interstellar objects populate interstellar space. Their…
“The Earth May Not Be as Extraordinary as We Think”: Study Finds Earthlike Planets Are Common, but Not So for ‘Water Worlds’
An international team of scientists studying potential water worlds has determined that although sub-Neptune exoplanets made up of…
InSight Mission Discovers Chaotic Structure Hidden Inside Mars
Illustration of ancient Mars being struck by a gigantic space rock, triggering massive melting and mixing deep inside…
Giant planet found orbiting tiny star ‘should not exist’, astronomers say |
Astronomers have discovered a giant planet named TOI-6894b orbiting a very small red dwarf star that has only…