Heliocentric Model of the Solar System
Earth and Space

What we know and how we know it

Physics Narrative for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

Knowledge and evidence about the solar system

Different kinds of objects in the solar system are known to exist. How we know that they exist is often due to a long chain of reasoning, as many of them are inhospitable and rather too far off to be inspected at close range.

IOP AWARDS 2025

Teachers of Physics Awards

The Teachers of Physics Award celebrates the success of secondary school physics teachers who have raised the profile of physics and science in schools. Nominations for 2025 are now open.

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