Solar System

Space Iron meteorites unlock secrets of the early solar system and Earth’s origin

A meteorite study suggests Earth’s life-linked nitrogen and phosphorus may have originated closer to the young sun.

Space Mercury’s polar water ice may have arrived in one giant impact Joshua Shavit

Space Ancient supernova remnants found in Antarctic ice Breaking Science

Space Mercury has a 10-mile-thick layer of diamonds under its surface Joseph Shavit

Space Strange atmosphere detected on small icy world beyond Pluto Joseph Shavit

Space Planetary scientists reveal where Earth’s water and building blocks came from Joshua Shavit

Space In a dusty young solar system, two giant planets are taking shape Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers find clearest evidence yet of a dark matter subhalo near the Sun Joseph Shavit

Space Two blazing stars once raced past the Sun and reshaped our solar system Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers discover previously unseen kernel structure inside the Kuiper Belt Joseph Shavit

Space Many small moons in our solar system have boiling oceans hidden beneath their ice Joseph Shavit

Space Our solar system is moving through space 3x faster than expected Joseph Shavit

Space Massive stellar explosion reshapes what we know about planetary safety and stability Joseph Shavit

Space Scientists design orbiting satellite networks for detailed exploration of Titan Joshua Shavit

Space Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io is burning much hotter than expected Joseph Shavit

Space Scientists finally explain why the Sun’s corona burns millions of degrees hotter than its surface Joshua Shavit

Space White dwarf star is still feasting on dead Earth-like planet 3 billion years later Joseph Shavit