Hit-and-run collisions between embryonic planets during a critical period in the early history of the Solar System may account for some previously unexplained properties of planets, asteroids, and ...

Asteroid Ryugu possibly did not travel as far from its place of origin to its current near-Earth orbit as previously assumed. New research published in the journal Science Advances suggests that Ryugu ...

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Planetary systems begin in chaos. In their primitive form, many rocky and icy objects are careening through space, smashing into each other, breaking apart, and accumulating to form planets, moons, ...

Scientists studying asteroids found that two seemingly unrelated types share a strange dusty coating of troilite. By using polarization of light instead of traditional spectra, they uncovered evidence ...

A group of scientists led by the Southwest Research Institute has proposed a solution to the long-standing mystery of the origin of chondrites, the most common type of meteorites. The study explains ...

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An international study led by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil has identified a little-known but potentially significant threat: Asteroids that share Venus's orbit and may ...