For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

Radiation belts are a normal part of the architecture of a planet with a global magnetic field. Stars are constantly leaking particles, borne by a stellar wind; these stream out and, where they ...

Our Solar System is a carefully balanced celestial dance held together by a virtually perfect balance of gravity and inertia.

Exocometary belts are found in at least 20% of planetary systems, including our own Solar System," said Luca Matrà, Associate Professor in Trinity's School of Physics, and senior author of the ...

Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ...

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

Every object in our Solar System is held in place by the Sun’s ... The largest object is the asteroid belt is the dwarf planet Ceres, which is 950km in diameter (that's about the same the ...

Exocometary belts are found in at least 20% of planetary systems, including our own solar system," said Luca Matrà, Associate Professor in Trinity's School of Physics, and senior author of the ...

Discover how a giant interstellar cloud known as the solar nebula gave birth to our solar system and everything in it. The solar system as we know it ... Many of these rocks orbit the Sun in an area ...

Two asteroids in the main asteroid belt ... days of our cosmic neighborhood. "We identified two large asteroids that show similar spectral features to angrites [some of the solar system's oldest ...

located in the Kuiper Belt. Methane detected on their surfaces has the tell-tale signs ... A New Ring System Discovered in Our Solar System Feb. 8, 2023 — Scientists have discovered a new ring ...