Another way is to build a scale model in the real world. Real world solar system models can be found in lots of places, the one that inspired us was the Maine solar system model.

To do it they had to go to a dry lakebed in Nevada, and first build a model of the inner planets to a scale of 1 astronomical unit (AU, or distance from the Sun to Earth) of 176 metres.

By the time we hit Jupiter, the solar system stretches to about 778.5 million kilometers, or in terms of this model's scale, just under a kilometer. This is where the space between planets gets ...

This scale model of the solar system is truly mind-boggling. September 18, 2015 More than 9 years ago. By Rachel Feltman. Did you ever build one of those scale models of the solar system as a kid?

In their fantastic model, the Earth is only the size of a small marble. Even then, seven miles of open space was needed to show the entire solar system from the Sun to Neptune (sorry, Pluto).

If you’ve ever seen an illustration of the solar system, the odds are good that it was wrong. Not that it messed up the order of the planets, but that the scale was completely off. "Every single ...

Real-world projects, such as the Warrumbungle Solar System Drive, also help scale the solar system — but of course, that makes it a bit more difficult to view the planets' relative sizes.

BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev., Sept. 17 (UPI) --A pair of filmmakers visited a dry lake bed in Nevada to build what they describe as the first-ever scale model of the solar system.

Where does the Earth really fit in space? That question and the inaccurate approaches to illustrating that led a group of friends to the Nevada desert to build a scale model of the solar system. Th… ...

Scale model of Solar System shows Earth's place in the universe like never before. Only 24 people in history have seen the full circle of the Earth for themselves. Alice Harrold.