A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

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Initial analysis suggested the nucleus was approximately 13.7 kilometers wide (roughly city-sized); however, researchers believe this may have been an overestimate. It is likely a long-period comet ...

Smithsonian researchers analyzed fragments of the near-Earth asteroid and discovered water-rich clays that hint at a distant origin Jack Tamisiea A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample ...