Researchers are still not sure how old the moon is. However, there is now growing evidence that it is almost as old as our ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

"These objects really could be anywhere in the solar system at any given time." One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren't talking ...

At 4.5 billion years old, the Imilac meteorite dates back to the beginning of our solar system. Dr Caroline Smith, Head of Earth Sciences Collections at the Museum, sheds light on the secrets the ...

Gregory, whose research focuses on these rocks, says, 'Chondrites contain the first solids that formed in the solar system. By analysing them we can figure out how old the solar system is. 'We can ...

The HR 8799 system, a mere 30 million years old, is a cosmic youngster compared to our 4.6 billion-year-old solar system. Its planets, still radiating heat from their turbulent formation ...

CHILD: So how old is our solar system? MADDIE: That’s a great question! Let’s ask an expert. DR BECKY: Hi, I’m Dr Becky and I am a space expert. Now, the solar system and all the planets in ...

The Solar System's journey around the Milky Way's center takes it through varying galactic environments. "Imagine it like a ship sailing through varying conditions at sea," explains Efrem Maconi ...