Uranus and Neptune May Have Taken Different Paths to Becoming Ice Giants
Uranus and Neptune are often described as near-twins, but a new study suggests their chemistry, and possibly their…
Mercury Has Shrunk Even More than Planetary Scientists Thought
The Solar System’s smallest planet has contracted by nearly 19 km (12 miles) across, as crater debris masked…
The Moon may have formed almost intact within hours of Theia smashing into Earth
New simulations of the Moon-forming giant impact show that treating the early Earth and Theia as realistic geological…
Meteorite dust holds records of magnetism that may have helped form the sun | MIT News
Magnetic fields are generated by matter that is electrically charged and moving around. In the very early solar…
Rare meteorite points to a long-lost planet from our early solar system
A meteorite found in the Sahara is forcing scientists to rethink what kinds of worlds once circled the…
DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news
Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off…
Sun May Have Escaped Milky Way’s Crowded Core Billions of Years Ago
Using a vast catalog of Sun-like stars built by ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have found strong evidence that…