A small, round piece of asteroid Ryugu (sample #91), called “S-lunar,” contains tiny particles (less than 1 mm) that will ...

Samples from Ryugu, a small, near-Earth asteroid, preserve natural remanent magnetization (NRM) from the early history of the ...

Researchers analyzed 28 Ryugu asteroid samples and found preserved magnetic signals that record early solar system magnetic fields and water-driven alteration on its parent body.

A group of astronomers has found a solar system 116 light-years from Earth that seems to challenge current theories about how ...

Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. The findings reveal the distribution of ices in ...

New studies of trans-Neptunian objects reveal how their colors and surface reflectance today are linked to their formation locations in the early solar system and more. ORLANDO, Dec. 19, 2024 – New ...

Most of our knowledge about the Solar System’s formation and evolution comes from the study of extraterrestrial rock samples called chondritic meteorites. These rocks, which are fragments of asteroids ...