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If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth’s sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the sun the way the same side of the moon ...
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 ...
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It Might Break Your Sense Of Time, But A Single Day On Venus Lasts Longer Than A Whole Year There
When you gaze at the morning sky, you expect a planet’s day to be shorter than its year. But on Venus, that rule flips on its head in a way that makes you reconsider how time really flows in the solar ...
If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth’s sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the sun the way the same side of the moon ...
Sequence of images from Solar Dynamic Observatory in 171 wavelength of the Venus transit, merged together to show the path of Venus across the sun. CREDIT NASA/SDO If not for the soupy, fast-moving ...
If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the sun the way the same side of the moon ...
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