How a young Jupiter saved Earth from falling into the Sun

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...
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Without Jupiter, Earth may have spiraled into the sun long ago

New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.

Experts discover rings around icy celestial body in our solar system for the first time

While Saturn 's magnificent rings, spanning 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometres), are a familiar celestial marvel, scientists have now reported a groundbreaking discovery: the first observation of a ...

Jupiter saved Earth from spiralling into the Sun, scientists say

New simulations from Rice University reveal how Jupiter’s rapid early growth blocked gas and dust from reaching the Sun, ...