Vesta, thought to be the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, could be a piece of an ancient, unknown planet, a new study hints.

It moves at an extremely high speed, completing a full circuit around the planet in about five Earth days—much faster than the planet's own 243-day rotation. The Venus Cloud Discontinuity is ...

Venus is the only oddball that pirouettes clockwise. Scientists discovered Venus’ retrograde rotation after pelting the planet with ground-based, cloud-penetrating radar waves in the 1960s.

Venus's history and the potential for habitability have captivated researchers. Venus displays a unique rotation pattern, opposite to that of other planets in the solar system, leaving astronomers ...

A day on Venus is the equivalent in time as 243 Earth days. A year, on the other hand, equates to 225 days on Earth. “That means that a day on Venus is a little longer than a year on Venus ...

Venus rotates much more slowly than Earth ... with hurricane-force winds blowing in the opposite direction of the planet's rotation. About 75 miles (120 km) above the surface, strong winds ...

Below approximately 70 kilometres, there are hurricane-force winds blowing against the direction of Venus' rotation, but above 120 kilometres, strong winds flow in the direction of rotation. A layer ...

It's because Venus' rotation is so slow that the planet travels all the way around the sun (which takes about 225 Earth-days) before it makes a single full rotation (which takes 243 Earth-days).

Uranus - Rotation Time: 17 hours; Revolution Time Around The Sun: 84 years. Venus - Rotation Time: 243 days; Revolution Time Around The Sun: 225 days. Thanks For Reading!

What's more, the mission discovered that the planet's rotation is slowing down, while its clouds are speeding up. Venus crosses in front of the sun during rare event NASA's Solar Dynamics ...