Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) would bring us from a geocentric universe to the heliocentric one, offering a very familiar, if incomplete, picture of our solar system.

Diagram of key parts of our solar system (via Wikimedia Commons) This final image gives you an idea of how close we are to our nearest neighbors. In short, it is a diagram of the Sun's neighborhood.

This diagram shows the orbital distribution of extrasolar planets smaller than Jupiter that have been detected by the Kepler mission, in comparison to the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

An illustrated diagram of the sun and the planets of the solar system. (Image credit: SCIEPRO via Getty Images) Researchers discovered the 12 potential massive objects around 60 AU from the sun ...

A diagram showing the heliosphere sheilding the solar system from the dense and cold conditions of the interstellar medium. (Image credit: Southwest Research Institute) ...

At an epic timescale "comparable to the age of the solar system," which is 4.6 billion years old, the researchers believe that the spiral arms formed when "small bodies" were pushed out of the ...

This diagram easily breaks down the science of what's happening in space with the sun, moon, and Earth during the April 8 total solar eclipse. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

If you travel far enough away from the Sun, the Solar System becomes a lot more populated. Out past the orbit of Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast, ring-shaped field of icy rocks. This is where Plu ...