While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. The findings reveal the ...

More than a decade of data about the particles zipping around our sun could be used to solve many mysteries, from the ...

While not a detection of life itself, this study shows that the Solar System may have been far more conducive to life in its distant past then we previously believed. Some 4.5 billion years ago ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a belching protostar in its infancy. By studying the dust grains whirling around ...

This model adapts to unexpected changes in power supply and demand, ensuring stable and efficient energy systems ... like Kuiper Belt objects, asteroids and comets with new solar data sets ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino ...

By studying the dust grains whirling around it, astronomers hope to better understand how solar systems like our own take shape.

By presenting it as a focal point, students were invited to rediscover it, to observe how a simple everyday object could hold profound meanings and transform the classroom into a space of reflection ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

TOKYO - An object was found on Feb 5 in a section of ... Japan have also been conducting emergency inspections of sewage systems. The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ministry requested ...

New research from the SAGA Survey, comparing the Milky Way with 101 similar galaxies, unveils how our galaxy differs ...