The John J. McCarthy Observatory in New Milford will unveil its scale model of the solar system Nov. 14. Following a brief ceremony at the Route 7 South observatory, behind the high school, the ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiter planets is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three dimension, a team of astronomers says. Using data from NASA's James Webb ...

Widespread magnetism dating from our solar system’s earliest beginnings some 4.57 billion years ago likely played a major role in creating orbital order out of chaos. But until now, magnetism’s role ...

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 ...

Understanding how the Sun and its activity impact Earth and the solar system is important because solar storms affect the technology we use on Earth and in space. Now, a team of heliophysicists and ...

Have you ever wondered just how big space really is? It’s huge. In fact, it’s astronomical! The Colorado Scale Model Solar System depicts the Sun, the planets, and the distances between them all on ...