A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy—and why the life and ...

In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as ...

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

A new peer-reviewed study finds that early planet formations were assembled from fragments of earlier bodies within the Solar System.

Researchers have discovered chemical fingerprints of Earth's earliest incarnation, preserved in ancient mantle rocks. A ...

Concentrated hydrogen in the galaxy’s spiral arms can be locked away in zircon crystals, providing startling clues about the ...

The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...

What can ancient moon rocks tell us about the origins of Earth, the future of space travel, and even the water we drink? At Case Western Reserve University, professor and geochemist Jim Van Orman is ...

Using advanced models, SwRI led new research that indicates that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. In the resulting “kiss-and-capture” regime, Pluto and ...