Prevailing theoretical models attempting to explain the formation of the solar system have assumed it to be average. Now a new study by Northwestern University astronomers -- the first to model the ...

EVANSTON, Ill. — Prevailing theoretical models attempting to explain the formation of the solar system have assumed it to be average in every way. Now a new study by Northwestern University ...

Did you know you can track the progress of NASA’s Perseverance rover in real time as it travels tens of millions of miles toward Mars? This weekend NASA pointed space fans to its interactive Eyes on ...

NASA has announced a pair of space exploration missions that will study asteroids vital to deciphering the origins of the solar system. The agency said Wednesday that the two missions will send ...

Scientists were able to see the moment when planets began to form around a star. Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a solar system beyond our own for the first time. An international team of ...

The exact shape of the Oort cloud and how it is affected by forces beyond our solar system have, so far, remained mysterious. Now, researchers have developed a new model that suggests the inner ...