A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped distant worlds.
Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led ...
When a solar storm strikes Earth, it can disrupt technology that's vital for our daily lives. Solar storms occur when ...
Astronomers have seen the aftermath of two planetary pile-ups in the same turbulent star system — providing potential insights into how planets form 1. Observations from the early 2000s indicated that ...
Solar prominences occur when the sun’s plasma, flowing along the magnetic field lines that the sun creates, forms a loop into space along the edge of the sun’s disk. When a prominence becomes ...
Recently, scientists discovered the fastest-spinning large asteroid in the solar system.It’s about the length of eight ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...