Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation ...

Roughly 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized protoplanet named Theia slammed into the young Earth, causing a massive cataclysm that reshaped the very structure of the planet. This was a direct hit ...

In our analysis this week, we look at how NASA's proposed budget would slash the agency's science division by nearly 50%.

How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

A small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held ...

Latest Research and Reviews Rapid protoplanet formation in the outer Solar System recorded in a dunite from the carbonaceous chondrite reservoir ...