The animation was created by the artist Matt Russo ... it looks this way because our solar system drifts within the spiral galaxy. Each circle that appears represents a confirmed exoplanet discovery.

He created a series of animations that explore the difficulty of accurately depicting our solar system. "Think about the vastness of space long enough and chills are sent down the spine," O ...

Solar Orbiter just delivered its most jaw-dropping image yet—an enormous, detailed snapshot of the Sun's blazing outer ...

New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern says, "Pluto is showing us a diversity of landforms and complexity of processes that rival anything we've seen in the solar system." As the craft ...

To witness Google's total solar eclipse animation, simply navigate to google.com and search for terms such as "April 8 eclipse," "Eclipse 2024," "Solar eclipse," "Solar eclipse 2024," or "total solar ...