Visualizing the solar system in its totality requires one to conjure a lot of spinning bodies moving in synchrony. But getting a sense of those objects’ scale is just as important for developing a ...

A new virtual reality app lets users explore the solar system up close, from scorching-hot Mercury to faraway Pluto and beyond. The app, called Star Chart for VR, is billed as the first virtual ...

The universe is filled with enormous planets that make the Earth seem like nothing more than a speck of sand on a mountain. We don’t even need to leave our solar system in order to find the behemoths ...

This system tells us that planets were forming around stars nearly 7 billion years before our own solar system.” By comparison, our sun is much younger — 4.5 billion years old. The star is 117 light ...