Scientists have solved how molten "raindrops" in meteorites, called chondrules, were formed — and the discovery reveals key ...

Learn how scientists used ancient raindrops preserved in meteorites to accurately date Jupiter’s creation for the first time.

Over four billion years ago, the solar system was a wild and dangerous place. Swirling clouds of dust and gas slowly turned ...

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

A team from Nagoya University in Japan and the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) have used a new method to ...

What processes were responsible for Jupiter’s formation? This is what a recent study published in Scientific Reports hopes to ...

Chondrules form when planetesimals collide, causing water to vaporize and create steam explosions. These explosions fragmented molten silicate into tiny droplets that later solidified.

Four and a half billion years ago, Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the ...

Billions of years ago, Jupiter’s violent growth transformed the young solar system, smashing icy and rocky bodies together at ...

Four and a half billion years ago Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the ...

The Perseid meteor shower is peaking soon. This year, a bright moon will hinder viewing during peak viewing early Wednesday, ...

Georgia resident Sydney Bryan is lucky to be alive after a zooming meteorite — older than the Earth — just missed ripping ...