TIME for Kids; TIME Edge; TIMECO2; ... 500 Planets on One Exquisite Chart. 2 minute read. ... November 4, 2015 2:20 PM EST. A t the same time our solar system has been busy culling its planet herd ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Are planets in the solar system that are ...

A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to form in our solar system. This happened about 4½ billion years ago.. Then the planets began to emerge, as the billions of particles ...

Rare "in-sync" solar system discovered by scientists 04:12. Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside ...

When most of us left school there were still 9 planets – but we’ve come a long way since Pluto’s demotion. Here’s what’s next on the space agenda.

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – here’s how to spot the celestial show. Close. Advertisement.

Upon the discovery of its existence in 1930, Pluto enjoyed decades of special status as one of the solar system's planets. Then, in the summer of 2006, Pluto was demoted.