Jupiter’s early growth carved rings in the solar system, delayed meteorite formation, and kept planets like Earth in stable ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

NASA is unveiling close-up pictures of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of our solar system.

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

JWST has detected rare silane gas in an ancient, oxygen-poor brown dwarf, revealing a key clue to why Jupiter and Saturn hide ...

NASA is providing more images and information about the interstellar object that's passing through our solar system right now ...

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their ...

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed in the first million years after the Sun was born. Others, including the ...

Without Jupiter, primitive Earth might have drifted too close to the sun, rendering it incapable of hosting life, a study from Rice University in Houston reveals. That's one potential interpretation ...

Planetary scientists have recently drawn a connection between the birth of Jupiter and the formation zone of Earth, ...

How did Jupiter’s formation shape the solar system, and specifically Earth’s orbit? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the ...

Harvard physics professor and author John E. Huth discussed his new book, “A Sense of Space,” which explores the interaction ...