The Colorado Scale Model Solar System depicts the Sun, the planets, and the distances between them all on the same scale of 1 to 10 billion. That is, the real objects and distances are 10 billion ...

In an incredible animation by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronomer James O'Donoghue, the true scale of the Solar System can truly be appreciated, as well as the rotational speeds ...

The result is a 7-minute-long time-lapse video, "To Scale: The Solar System," that is beautiful to watch and gives a great sense of just how huge our solar system really is.

Explore the fascinating motion of our Solar System as it journeys not just around the Sun, but also through the vastness of the Milky Way galaxy and the Universe beyond. This in-depth video unpacks ...