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A simple web-based model of the solar system

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Your Solar System is far from the first web-based model of the solar system, but it's the first one I've found that's easy to customize and move precisely backward and forward through time. There's even a slider to toggle between the solar system's true scale and an orrery-style view showing all the celestial bodies at once. — Read the rest The post A simple web-based model of the solar system appeared first on Boing Boing .

First report: The Solar System’s First Planets Were Made of Fire, Not Ice — universetoday.com, 3d