Computer simulations have reconstructed 122 possible scenarios for the evolution of the solar system, 3 to 4 billion years ...

The study examines how Jupiter played a role in the distribution of life-essential elements.

New research suggests the moons of Jupiter and Uranus may hint that our planetary neighborhood once had a third ice giant.

A team led by astronomer Julia Seidel used wind speed data from seven ultra-hot Jupiters to produce the first direct ...

Where did meteorites come from and what can explain their diversity? This is what a recent study published in The ...

How do exoplanets evolve throughout their lifetimes, specifically those known as “hot Jupiters”, which have been found to orbit extremely close to their parent stars? This is what a recent study ...

"Tidal heating plays an important role in the heating and orbital evolution of celestial bodies," said Alex Hayes, professor of astronomy. "It provides the warmth necessary to form and sustain ...

Juno, a NASA mission designed to study Jupiter’s origins, sent back new views of the most eruptive world in the solar system. By Katrina Miller A NASA spacecraft swooped past Io, one of Jupiter’s ...