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

Two filmmakers built what might be the first-ever scale model of the Solar System in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, and it spanned seven miles.

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: ...

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 ...

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 just 36 hours, two filmmakers built the solar system to scale in the Nevada desert.

In this solar system, Jupiter is about the size of a miniature watermelon. The sun is a small weather balloon. And the orbits, traced onto a dry lakebed, are huge.

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 ...

Discover how Odisha's Tata Power-led discoms are making solar energy accessible with a new 1-kW rooftop solar scheme—ideal ...