Computer simulations have reconstructed 122 possible scenarios for the evolution of the solar system, 3 to 4 billion years ...

The ice giant, now missing, may have disrupted some of the moons of Uranus and Jupiter.

New research suggests the moons of Jupiter and Uranus may hint that our planetary neighborhood once had a third ice giant.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than ...

Solar system formation got its most precise explanation yet: a new Max Planck study traces all six carbonaceous chondrite ...

"This brings us closer to understanding how not only Jupiter but the entire solar system took shape," said Konstantin Batygin, planetary science professor at Caltech and lead author of the study, in a ...

Scientists believe a dust-filled ring just outside Jupiter acted like a cosmic “planetesimal factory,” producing multiple generations of early space rocks with very different compositions. The ...

Scientists may have identified one of the Solar System’s most important “planet factories” hidden just beyond Jupiter.

Jupiter has 79 moons and is known as the 'king of the planets'. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Jupiter is the largest planet in ...