The Solar System’s current planetary orbits seem stable, but that’s only because the planets have settled into them over billions of years. The early Solar System was a much different place than that ...

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

In 2009, a pair of astronomers at the Paris Observatory announced a startling discovery. After building a detailed computational model of our solar system, they ran thousands of numerical simulations, ...

For years, astronomers have teased the concept of another world in our solar system, commonly referred to as Planet Nine. But there could be a whole other 'Earth-like' planet waiting to be discovered ...

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - Aroostook County’s iconic Maine Solar System Model is about to get even bigger. Two new dwarf planet models are being added to the roadside attraction that has ...

Astronomers are racing to explain peculiar orbits of faraway objects at the edge of our solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

TIMHi, I'm Tim Peake. I'm an astronaut based here at the European Space Agency in Germany, and from December 2015, to June 2016, I spent six months orbiting Earth on the International Space Station.