Scientists believe they have worked out where asteroid Bennu formed in the solar system, they hope the answer will provide ...

Bennu is a small, near-Earth asteroid that makes a close pass to Earth every six years or so. Scientists believe Bennu might have broken off from a much larger carbon-rich asteroid about 700 million ...

What can rocky planets orbiting in the outer parts of a solar system teach scientists about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as a ...

What new methods can be used to find long-period exoplanets, or exoplanets with orbits lasting from months to decades? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to ...

Artist’s conception of the K2-360 system, showing the ultra-dense super-Earth K2-360 b (red) in its extremely close orbit around its Sun-like star, with the more distant companion K2-360 c (blue) in ...