So Overstreet and his partner, Alex Gorosh, decided to build a model that would accurately represent what the solar system actually looks like.

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

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

The premise is simple: to build a solar system model to scale. The result, done on an empty 7-mile stretch on a dry lakebed in Nevada, is just awesome. Wylie Overstreet writes: ...

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.

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

Get your scrolling hand ready. An interactive web page has created a scale model of the solar system, where the moon is the size of just one pixel.

In their fantastic model, the Earth is only the size of a small marble. Even then, seven miles of open space was needed to show the entire solar system from the Sun to Neptune (sorry, Pluto).