Real world solar system models can be found in lots of places, the one that inspired us was the Maine solar system model. We originally tried to make something similar to this, but it was ...

When you think about it, just about every single photo that you find on the Internet that depicts our solar system fails to do so accurately and to scale. That’s why a group of friends have worked ...

A solar system model is the most effective way to accurately plot the relation of all the celestial objects on a much smaller scale.

For about 35 years, the Colorado Scale Model Solar System has delighted campus visitors by shrinking Earth's cosmic neighborhood down to a short walk. Now the exhibit is getting a new update and an ...

A solar system model is the most effective way to accurately plot the relation of all the celestial objects on a much smaller scale.

To do this the two went out to a dry lake in Nevada and created a scale model of the solar system with a single astronomical unit equaling 176 meters. An astronomical unit (AU) is the distance ...

A solar system model is the most effective way to accurately plot the relation of all the celestial objects on a much smaller scale.

Key concepts Solar system Space Planets From National Science Education Standards: Objects in the sky Introduction Have you ever built a model of the solar system for school—or even just seen a ...

The story of the birth of our solar system has been worn smooth through years of retelling. It starts billions of years ago with a black, slowly spinning cloud of gas and dust. The cloud collapses ...