While the Sun is the centre of our solar system, it only makes up about 99.8 per cent of the mass of the entire solar system. So, the Sun's centre is not exactly located on the barycentre of the ...

Welcome to SolarBalls! Space animation filled with fun, entertaining animations that also help you learn about the solar system, and the universe. If you like space animations and comedy - then ...

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, ...

Shane Gehlert used a combination of NASA models and digital animation to create I Need Some Space, a brief educational tour of the planets, moons, and spacecraft spinning through our solar system.

NASA’s Kepler space telescopespotted thousands of worlds during its four-year mission, proving that our galaxy is filled with planets. But even more ...

This is a non-conventional view of our solar system that is different from the standard 'flat' diagrams.

Saturn's seven icy rings each spin at their own speed, behaving like a "mini solar system."; Planetary scientist James O'Donoghue made a beautifully simple animation to show how it works.; But the ...

Five planets in the solar system are set to be visible in a line for a month, from January 20 to February 20 2016. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have not been seen at the same time in ...

In fact, it takes more than four years for light to travel from the nearest star to our solar system. Meanwhile, exoplanets are both small and dim, and the Milky Way is a 100,000-light-year-wide ...

BOULDER, Colo. — For the first time ever, scientists have captured the entire life cycle a solar flare. The new report by the National Center for Atmospheric Science (NCAR) in Boulder, includes ...

A dazzling new animation captures the life cycle of a solar flare in 3D, using vivid colors to represent the varying temperatures in the fiery eruption. The intriguing animated snapshot shows the ...