So, many questions arise about Chiron’s properties that allow these unique behaviours.’ Centaurs are the dinosaur bones of the solar system, made up of the same dust and gas that formed the solar ...

The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...

The funding, coming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will be used for purchasing new library devices, ...

For centuries, humanity has gazed at the stars, unraveling the mysteries of celestial motion. But what if the unusual orbits ...

Planets form in clouds of gas and dust known as protoplanetary disks around young stars. But the formation process of multi-planet systems, like our own Solar System, is still poorly understood.

The Webb Telescope reveals new insights into icy planetesimals, shedding light on the early solar system's evolution.

In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...

The portability and durability of the device makes it uniquely suited for disaster-stricken areas or regions without reliable ...

Darryl Z. Seligman is supported by an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship under award AST-2303553. This research award is partially funded by a generous gift of Charles Simonyi ...

How do dark comets differ from normal comets? Comets, often described as the solar system's "dirty snowballs," are icy bodies made of rock, dust and ices. These relics of the early solar system ...