A model of a solar system first and foremost with a small projector built in, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a great educational tool for kids.

The Oort Cloud, an expanse of icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system, is shown here in a scene from "Encounters in the Milky Way," a show at New York City's Hayden Planetarium that spawned ...

T he Montgomery County Community College ( MCCC) Montco Cultural Center will present TheaterWorksUSA’s family musical, “The ...

advertisement 06-14-2025 PREMIUM How a planetarium show discovered a spiral at the edge of our solar system Space artists can sometimes stretch scientific data for a bigger visual bang.

The star is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, and this disk is the first evidence of debris condensing into what will eventually become planets and other objects. Observing this early phase of ...

Astronomers witness dawn of new solar system for 1st time Scientists were able to see the moment when planets began to form around a star.

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.

This process, called accretion, is how everything in the solar system – planets, moons, comets and asteroids – came into being. Telescopes can see young solar systems being born.

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun.