CHABOT: So, in planetary science ... Here I'm gonna make a model of the solar system. This rock is my sun, and I'm gonna place it right there, and an inch away, I'm gonna place the Earth.

For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth's Moon formed from debris after a massive collision with our ...

As the definitive guide for the armchair astronomer, The New Solar System has established itself as the leading book on planetary science and solar system studies. Incorporating the latest knowledge ...

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After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not ...

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Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.

Vladimir Mayakovsky wrote a poem about it, including the following line: “Every proletarian should see the Planetarium!” The ...

and the largest eruptions in the solar system, coronal mass ejections. Audiences will witness a fury building on the surface of the Sun – high-velocity jets, a fiery tsunami wave that reaches 100,000 ...