Over the past three decades, computer models of planetary system formation have gone from fairly crude representations to ...

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 ...

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - A Maine landmark is back in full orbit. The Maine Solar System Model is once again whole thanks to a community effort to restore one of Jupiter’s moons. Jupiter’s moon Io ...

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...

Every image you’ve seen of the solar system is a simplification — and a misleading one. Space isn’t flat, and there is no real “up” or “down” once you leave Earth. Satellites don’t orbit in a neat ...

A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar ...

From meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, a variety of strange, wandering worlds are rewriting what we know – and even how we ...