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A stunning animation by a planetary scientist shows how huge our solar system is - and why that makes it so hard to depict
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 ...
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Mesmerizing animation shows Earth's tectonic plates moving from 1.8 billion years ago to today
This has enabled us to make an attempt at mapping the planet over the last 40% of its history, which you can see in the animation below ... the planets in the Solar System, Earth is unique ...
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Animation of Pluto's surface
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 ...
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An astronomer's colorful animation shows how Saturn's disappearing rings act like a 'mini solar system'
What's more, each ring is moving at its own pace. "In a way, the ring system is like a mini solar system," James ... O'Donoghue created an animation (below) that shows how the each ring moves ...