Explore the solar system from Mercury to Pluto and discover the extraordinary differences in orbital speed, year length, and ...

Venus looks like Earth’s twin at first glance, yet its rotation behaves like a cosmic prank. The planet spins backward, crawls through a day that outlasts its year, and even changes its spin rate in ...

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Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.

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But unlike Jupiter, Venus does have phases, going from not illuminated at all (when it is between the Earth and the Sun) to ...

We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise direction. However, the universe never ceases to amaze us with its unexpected ...

Venus rotates clockwise, opposite most planets, a phenomenon called retrograde rotation. A day on Venus is longer than its year, and the sun rises in the west. Scientists believe a collision or ...

Once an eclipse season begins, a pair of eclipses becomes almost inevitable. A new moon occurring near a node produces a solar eclipse when the moon passes between Earth and the sun. Roughly two weeks ...

The place where I grew up has a body. To anyone passing through on the way to Boston, it may look like every other small town in Massachusetts, but I know what’s underneath the skin. Main Street is ...