Planets careen around the sun faster than a bullet, and there's a reason for that speed. The closer an object is to the sun, the faster it must move to avoid falling into our star. Planetary scientist ...

Sony has debuted the teaser trailer for their upcoming animated movie Planet 51 developed by Ilion Animation. Unfortunately it's yet another unexciting animated movie that doesn't even look like it'll ...

Planetary scientist James O'Donoghue created an animation that shows our solar system's planets rotating in a single globe The globe shows slices of the best parts of each planet The animation ...

A new animation reveals a large sprawl of new worlds that may exist just beyond Pluto. The orbits of these dwarf planets are illustrated to show that they outnumber the planets in our solar system by ...

Have you ever wished the Jupiter or Saturn were closer to Earth? Saturn’s rings would offer a more interesting view than the Moon’s craters, right? Well, now you can stop imaging. Amateur astronomer, ...

Jupiter-like planet 8 UMi b, named Halla, orbits its host red giant star Baekdu closely. The red giant's merger with a white ...

It’s been a big year for animation, with a great variety of styles represented by “Up,” “Monsters vs. Aliens” and the upcoming “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “The Princess and the Frog.” The best you can say ...

A mesmerising new animation reveals four alien worlds orbiting a star 129 light years away. The planets, each more massive than Jupiter, are circling a bright young star that lies in the constellation ...

At this very moment, Earth and all other planets in our solar system are careening around the sun at unfathomable speeds. Planetary scientist James O'Donoghue is on a mission to help people visualize ...