Scientists’ model indicates that dark matter inside gas giants could collapse into black holes detectable by observation.

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F or the first time, researchers have dated the formation of Jupiter by studying tiny, bead-like spheres found preserved in ...

I am an astrophysicist and astrobiologist with over 20 years of experience studying extrasolar planets – which are planets beyond our solar system. My colleagues and I have developed a new ...

Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...

Pouring rain didn't dampen the spirits Saturday of about 100 people who gathered to witness the unveiling of a scale-model solar system at the McCarthy Observatory in New Milford. The centerpiece ...

The Sun and planets of our solar system all formed from the same cloud of gas and dust, but the planets’ compositions vary with mass and distance from our star. This illustration shows the ...

A model of the planet Saturn stands near Route 1 in Westfield, Maine, Friday, May 9, 2003. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP File) For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of ...

For example, it does not yet model how life may shape the planet, nor does it account for the full array of nutrients organisms may need. These simplifications are by design.