After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Severe space weather can leave a mark in tree rings, and a West Virginia University researcher said this evidence could aid ...

We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

MIT researchers analyzed precious samples from the asteroid Ryugu, delivered to Earth by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. They ...

The study found unusually high levels of meteorite debris in sedimentary rock layers from this time, further supporting the idea of an Earth ring system slowly dispersing its material over time.

The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Mercury is closest to the Sun. Neptune is the farthest. Jupiter: This planet has a faint ring system composed ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

Scientists have identified one of the largest carbon-based molecules in space yet. It could help us decode the origins of ...

Tree rings reveal ancient solar storms, helping scientists predict and prepare for future events that could disrupt ...

All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our ...