Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast expanse of icy bodies that may hold clues to the solar system’s formation. These ...

who added that theories of solar system and planet formation would also need revision. The theory is testable. If astronomers can find a cluster of TNOs at about 150 Earth-sun distances then they ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous ...

Prevailing solar system formation theories indicate that these planets should have at least started out following perfectly circular and share the same orbit. But today, their paths are slightly ...

When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in ...

A close encounter with a mysterious interstellar object could explain the current orbits of several of Earth’s largest ...

Researchers have unveiled new findings that reshape our understanding of the Moon's formation and Earth's early hydration.

Exploring the debate between creationism and science on the age of the Earth and humans' origins, focusing on the appearance ...

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar ... Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7 ...

But these theories didn’t account for the fact ... I mean in the tens of millions of years after solar system formation, around the same time as the (formation of Earth’s moon),” Denton ...

At their formation ... lending credibility to the theory. The implications of rogue planetary encounters extend beyond the Solar System. They suggest a dynamic and interconnected galaxy, where ...