As a result, the odds of a collision event between asteroids or baby planets were more likely. A collision would've created ...

Saturn is angled in a way in which the edge of its thin rings are oriented toward Earth – effectively causing them to vanish.

Saturn has finally joined its fellow solar system giant planets as the parent of trailing asteroids called "Trojans." But the ...

New research suggests that Saturn’s rings may be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Instead of being a ...

New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. The findings reveal the distribution of ices in ...

Famously known for its extensive ring system, Saturn is one of four planets in ... from the planet based on the measurements of past rubble-pile asteroids. The asteroid would have been largely ...

A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky ...

From March to November, one of the most distinctive features of the solar system will vanish. The reason is simple, but the symbolism is profound ...

There's no cause for concern – at least not yet. Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and sophisticated ...

A group of Earth scientists have asked the question “Did Earth ever have a ring?” And surprisingly the evidence points to ...

The paper divides metals on asteroids into two distinct types—those that would be worth returning to Earth and those that wouldn't. Really, the only metals judged to be worthy of returning to ...

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