The model — called Surya, for the Sanskrit word for "sun," was put together by NASA and IBM and trained on nine years' worth ...

Scientists have solved how molten "raindrops" in meteorites, called chondrules, were formed — and the discovery reveals key ...

Over four billion years ago, the solar system was a wild and dangerous place. Swirling clouds of dust and gas slowly turned ...

Meteorites discovered on Earth escaped the violent formation of the planet Jupiter, and now researchers have analyzed these ...

Learn how scientists used ancient raindrops preserved in meteorites to accurately date Jupiter’s creation for the first time.

F or the first time, researchers have dated the formation of Jupiter by studying tiny, bead-like spheres found preserved in ...

Billions of years ago, Jupiter’s violent growth transformed the young solar system, smashing icy and rocky bodies together at ...

For astrobiologists, the search for life beyond our solar system could be likened to where one would look in a vast ...

The ice line By studying computer models and observing the creation of other star systems, astronomers like us have learned a lot about the early days of our solar system.

Aroostook County’s iconic Maine Solar System Model is about to get even bigger.