Village solar system model shows planets and stars

A village in Kent is home to what is thought to be the world's largest scale model of the solar system and beyond, created to ...

Atmosphere survival model refines search for habitable planets

Researchers have developed the Smaller Than Earth Habitability Model (STEHM) to assess which planets can maintain ...
WBUR

Maine Solar System Model adds dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...

The Moons of Uranus May Hold the Key to Finding Missing Planets

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune did not always have their current positions in the solar system. According to the ...
IFLScience

The Solar System May Have Ejected A Fifth Giant Planet – Which Would Explain How Uranus Held Onto Its Moons

Looking at the Solar System, Jupiter and Uranus both have plenty of irregular moons. In supercomputer simulations, the ...
New Scientist

6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of our solar system

The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...