The heliosphere—made of solar wind, solar transients, and the interplanetary magnetic field—acts as our solar system’s personal shield, protecting the...
Planets form in disks of dust and gas called protoplanetary disks that whirl around a central protostar during its final...
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message that celebrates...
Curtin University-led research has discovered a rare dust particle trapped in an ancient extra-terrestrial meteorite that was formed by a...
The sun’s differential rotation pattern has puzzled scientists for decades: While the poles rotate with a period of approximately 34...
If there is life in the solar system beyond Earth, it might be found in the clouds of Venus. In...
The oldest Scandinavian bedrock was “born” in Greenland according to a new geological study from the University of Copenhagen. The...
Many people in the U.S. will have an opportunity to witness nearly four minutes of a total solar eclipse on...
Using observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) a study led from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)...
Sometimes planetary physics is like being in a snowball fight. Most people, if handed an already-formed snowball, can use their...
After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed...
Some extraordinary asteroids have “activity”—comet-like tails or envelopes of gas and dust. NASA’s Active Asteroids project announced the discovery of...
