Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the latest additions to the Maine Solar System Model, billed as the largest solar system model in the western hemisphere.

Planets smaller than Neptune but larger than Earth, with atmospheres saturated with water vapor due to extreme temperatures, ...

Pouring rain didn't dampen the spirits Saturday of about 100 people who gathered to witness the unveiling of a scale-model solar system at the McCarthy Observatory in New Milford. The centerpiece ...

I am an astrophysicist and astrobiologist with over 20 years of experience studying extrasolar planets – which are planets beyond our solar system.

Astronomers may have demoted Pluto from full-fledged planet to dwarf status, but evidence suggests the solar system may still ...

Scientists’ model indicates that dark matter inside gas giants could collapse into black holes detectable by observation.

Astronomers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a new model to better understand “steam worlds,” or water-rich sub-Neptunes—some of the most common planets in the universe.

Why do the solar system’s planets have different compositions? While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - Aroostook County’s iconic Maine Solar System Model is about to get even bigger. Two new dwarf planet models are being added to the roadside attraction that has ...

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have made the highest resolution image to date, ...