In the above animation, the Sun, Jupiter and Saturn are shown orbiting the barycentre of our solar system. The barycentre is ...

and a stunning new animation created using NASA data beautifully illustrates that point. In fact, it takes more than four years for light to travel from the nearest star to our solar system.

During the total solar eclipse, the Moon will turn off the ... or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.

created a vivid animated simulation to show how many Earths ... Did you know… that the largest planet in the Solar System can ...