This captivating visual simulation explores the catastrophic outcomes of various planetary collisions across the solar system ...

How did Earth get its Moon? New simulations suggest a Mars-sized body called Theia collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago, and the Moon could have formed within hours.

A discovery about how Earth’s moon formed has sparked claims that the Bible’s creation story has been proven. Scientists ...

Florida Tech astrophysicist Howard Chen is offering new insights to help aid NASA's search for life beyond Earth. His latest theoretical work investigates the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, one of the ...

The formation of Mercury remains an unsolved mystery. The planet closest to the sun has a disproportionately large metallic core—accounting for about 70% of its mass—and a relatively small rocky ...

A nuclear bomb might one day deflect an asteroid and save Earth from a disaster. Here’s how the lab simulation went: Before the asteroid could threaten the peaceful blue planet below, a powerful pulse ...

In the crowded early Solar System, young planets frequently collided and reshaped each other. But Mercury stood out. It formed unusually close to the Sun. Mercury’s days are longer than its years. It ...