A computer visualization maps small bodies in the solar system that are expected to be observed by the Rubin Observatory during the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Red indicates near-Earth ...

Solar system formation got its most precise explanation yet: a new Max Planck study traces all six carbonaceous chondrite meteorite groups to a single dust trap beyond Jupiter’s orbit, showing for the ...

A team of researchers has pinpointed a key region in the early Solar System where the building blocks of planets, called planetesimals, formed over millions of years. The discovery, published in The ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.