A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...

Research papers from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission shed new light on the early solar system using the analysis of asteroid Bennu samples - some of which have been studied at London’s Natural History ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Sara Russell at the Natural History Museum in London leads a team interested in the formation of the ...

“It’s older than the Earth.” In a mere five words, planetary geologist Scott Harris summed up the staggering nature of a humble, small rock that tore through a Georgia home this summer. The 23-gram ...

Launius, Roger D., editor. 2013. Exploring the Solar System: The History and Science of Planetary Exploration. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. In Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and ...