A new NASA study reveals a surprising way planetary cores may have formed—one that could reshape how scientists understand the early evolution of rocky planets like Mars. Conducted by a team of ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, the first mission ever sent to a metal-rich asteroid, is crossing billions of kilometers of space to answer a single high-stakes question: Is asteroid 16 Psyche the exposed, ...

When we think of asteroids, we almost immediately think of giant rocks bouncing around like the iconic chase scene in "The Empire Strikes Back," and we often hear how they are remnants from the birth ...

Planetary formation and composition studies investigate the processes that govern the birth, growth and internal structure of planets and smaller bodies within a protoplanetary disk. Dust grains and ...

Astronomers using the Gemini South telescope have confirmed that the atmosphere of a scorching exoplanet carries the same chemical fingerprint as its host star, providing the strongest direct evidence ...

A surprising analysis of the composition of gas giant exoplanets and their host stars shows that there isn’t a strong correlation between their compositions when it comes to elements heavier than ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This artist's concept depicts the 140-mile-wide (226-kilometer-wide) asteroid Psyche, which ...