The John J. McCarthy Observatory in New Milford will unveil its scale model of the solar system tomorrow (Saturday). Following a brief ceremony at the Route 7 south observatory, located on the New ...

Despite Douglas Adams’ efforts, there’s simply no way words can convey how large space is, but models are a different matter. IFLScience visited the Solar System Drive, which when built was the ...

Conventional images of the Earth and the moon place them close together, the moon hovering, seemingly, right over our planet's shoulder. Of course, this isn't accurate; we know just from looking at ...

A scale model of the solar system, with each planet depicted in relief on individual square granite markers installed atop concrete bases embedded in the ground. Each planet bears a laser etched ...

Trying to understand the Universe is often less about seeing it clearly and more about accepting how quickly our intuition ...

A team of international astronomers reports in the Feb. 15 issue of Science the discovery of a solar system nearly 5,000 light years away with scaled-down versions of Jupiter and Saturn. Their ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An international team of astronomers has discovered two planets that resemble smaller versions of Jupiter and Saturn in a solar system nearly 5,000 light years away. The find suggests ...