Moon’s precursor planet, Theia, disappeared billions ago, leaving scientists no direct chemical evidence to support the hypothesis. Now a team of astromers in France, Germany and the United States ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

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 suggests that if it weren't for the gas giant, the Earth would have ...

Starting from the upper left and moving clockwise from large to small scales: upper left —"spiral-like" system; upper right — "bar-like" structure; lower right — rotating infalling envelope; lower ...

ATTLEBORO — A special committee to investigate the events surrounding the Manchester Reservoir water loss in 2024 is being formed by the city council. Council President Jay DiLisio told councilors at ...

Recent research utilizing advanced supercomputer simulations challenges the prevailing hypothesis that a giant impact formed Jupiter's dilute core. These simulations, incorporating a novel mixing ...

Joseph Kim, President and CEO, opened with a focus on strong year-to-date results and the outlook for continued outperformance in the second half, stating the company is "on track to deliver on our ...

The Sun, a star similar to others but uniquely close, is significantly larger than Earth (1.3 million Earths could fit inside) and possesses 99.86% of the solar system's mass. The Sun's physical ...

A tiny meteorite is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the origins of our solar system. New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ...

Filipino-American collaborators Bobby Pontillas and Bernard Badion won Annecy’s prestigious Animation du Monde award this year for their sizzle reel that provides an intriguing taste of their ...

July 15 (UPI) --A group of international researchers said Wednesday they witnessed some of the earliest stages of a planet beyond the Earth's sun beginning to form. The researchers from the United ...

An interstellar comet is drifting through the solar system, and it may be billions of years older than the sun. Credit: ESA / NASA / ESO / M. Kornmesser illustration A giant comet spotted days ago ...