The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one ...

Analysis of meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 suggests that we may have to alter our timeline of the early Solar System, ...

Jupiter formed in a geologic blink. Its rocky core coalesced less than a million years after the beginning of our solar system, scientists reported Monday in the Proceedings of the National ...

Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

When a rogue meteor careened through the atmosphere of Jupiter last year, it caught the attention of NASA's Juno spacecraft in orbit around the giant planet.

Scientists say a huge meteor created the fireball that was spotted on Jupiter two weeks ago, and they also explain what happened to some of the giant planet's stripes. IE 11 is not supported.

Jupiter was an early bloomer. New measurements of meteorite ages suggest that the giant planet’s core must have formed within the solar system’s first million years.

The Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight on Thursday, Aug. 11, and this year has all the earmarks of being a great year to watch the show, thanks to the effects of Jupiter.

Jupiter was huge when the solar system was still young It’s one hell of a bowling ball. A comparison of meteorites has revealed that, in its youth, Jupiter carved a path through the solar system ...

Jupiter is oldest planet in solar system, ancient meteorites show June 12, 2017 More than 8 years ago When the solar system was about 1 million years old, Jupiter's gravity was strong enough to ...