"everything orbits the Solar System centre of mass, even the Sun!" Dr O’Donoghue shared some fascinating animations based on ...

The solar system is our cosmic neighborhood, made up of the sun and everything that orbits it — planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and even dust and gas. The order of the planets in the solar ...

He created a series of animations that explore the difficulty of accurately depicting our solar system. "Think about the vastness of space long enough and chills are sent down the spine," O ...

When most of us were growing up, the solar system seemed reliable and well behaved. “There were nine planets orbiting in well-determined orbits like clockwork, forever,” says Renu Malhotra of ...