Venus is ready for its close-up: We explain its inferior conjunction
A superior conjunction occurs when Venus is the farthest from Earth, on the other side of the sun. Conversely, astronomers ...
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Fun and interesting facts about space for kids
Venus spins at a much slower rate than Earth. One complete rotation of Venus takes 243 Earth days. Imagine a school day that long… To make things stranger, a year on Venus lasts only 225 Earth days.
7 lesser-known facts about our solar system
The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006 (RIP). However, we actually have six in our Solar System. Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris ...