Proportional Planets’ scale model of the solar system features die-cut vinyl images with adhesive backing of the eight major planets and the Moon.

Those proportions are kept honest in the scale model, in which an Earth that's only the size of a small marble calls for a solar system that's 7 miles wide.

Scale model of solar system to be unveiledThe John J. McCarthy Observatory in New Milford will unveil its scale model of the solar system Nov. 14.

The size of the Solar System and the Universe is truly beyond our comprehension. When we think of the vastness of space, we ...

By the time we hit Jupiter, the solar system stretches to about 778.5 million kilometers, or in terms of this model's scale, just under a kilometer. This is where the space between planets gets ...

The planets and New Horizon robotic probe that is to explore Pluto and sculptures of the outer solar system were distributed Sunday to various sites throughout New Milford. Each sits atop a five ...

As Pluto is finally added to the University of Arizona's scale model solar system, a new study suggests how the dwarf planet's cold heart was originally broken.

Scientists may have discovered a dwarf planet far beyond Neptune — an unearthing that may disprove a longstanding theory ...

For years, astronomers have been hunting for Planet Nine, a hypothetical giant planet believed to be lurking at the far reaches of our solar system. Though it has never been directly observed ...

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

A leading scientist has told Newsweek about new evidence supporting the existence of a secret ninth planet lurking at the edge of our solar system.

(Image credit: Shutterstock) The elusive Planet Nine, which is theorized to be lurking somewhere in the outer reaches of the solar system, may not be a planet after all, a new study suggests.