New research on a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu — a small portion of which should arrive in Canada soon — is offering a glimpse into how it came to be.

NASA scientists found old collision pieces on Mars. These pieces are deep inside Mars. They show big crashes from long ago. Mars is like a time capsul ...

Early risers are in for a spectacular show next week, when Jupiter, Venus and Mercury form a planetary lineup in the predawn sky on Sept. 1.

Sometime in September, Juno’s orbit will degrade naturally, and Jupiter’s gravity will pull the spacecraft in, and the atmosphere will consume it. Visit www.science.nasa.gov/mission/juno/ for the ...

Research indicates that approximately 4.5 billion years ago, Jupiter underwent rapid evolution, and its strong gravitational ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected an unusually carbon dioxide rich disk around the young star XUE 10, revealing scarce water vapor where planets may form and challenging ...

Ancient droplets found in meteorites reveal the history of planet formation. About 4.5 billion years ago, Jupiter expanded quickly into the giant planet we see today. Its immense gravity disturbed the ...

Pebbles covered in water ice drift inward from colder outer regions, and the increase in temperature causes the ice to ...

In the vast universe, the existence of binary star systems reveals the mysteries of planet formation and evolution ... This phenomenon is extremely rare in our solar system; the only examples are ...

Scientists using data from a NASA lander have discovered fragments from massive objects that impacted Mars 4.5 billion years ago are likely buried deep within the planet's mantle.