This model of solar system formation is known as the nebular hypothesis. The solar system is structured in a roughly flat plane called the ecliptic, with most planets orbiting the sun in the same ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ... a compelling new model for the formation ...

A newly released image of the sun captured by the world’s largest solar telescope shows the surface of our nearest star in unprecedented detail, shedding light on its fiery complexity.

In the 1700s, the orrery, a clockwork model of the solar system, was developed ... dome so rapidly that it seemed to create a single image—albeit in a bizarre green color, rendering a starfield ...

Each pixel in the original version of the image corresponds ... the powerful particles, solar energy, and stellar radiation it ejects across the solar system. These solar storms routinely produce ...