International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one ...

2. Activity 1: Solar System Model (30 minutes) Hands-on Activity: Students will create a model of the solar system using Styrofoam balls, paint, and string.

Our Solar System is beautiful, mysterious, largely unknown… and accessible. In the next hundred years, we can send robotic craft, and even human hands, to many of those worlds.

As a 1 to 10-billion scale model of the solar system, all dimensions depicted – including the diameters of the Sun, planets and moons, and the distances between worlds – are one 10-billionth ...

A solar system model is the most effective way to do this, and it is also a neat learning method. The 4M DIY Solar System Planetarium is an excellent choice, as it glows in the dark.

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I ...