A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)-led team has developed an improved model for predicting solar events that incorporates ...

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Astronomers have found the most promising candidate yet for a "black hole star," a new type of astrophysical object lurking in the early universe's "cosmic dawn." If confirmed, the findings could help ...

A new study suggests Earth formed almost entirely from material in the inner Solar System, challenging the idea that water-rich material from beyond Jupiter played a major role. If correct, Earth’s ...

Research in Solar System planetary science spans the origin, evolution and present‐day processes affecting planets, moons, minor bodies and their interactions. The field addresses how protoplanetary ...

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. If you were born in the last century you might ...