We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise ...

Uranus is the strangest planet in the solar system when it comes to rotation, spinning almost completely on its side. Scientists believe something massive happened early in its history, possibly a ...

Discover the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise. Learn why this 'rebel' planet spins backwards, how a ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our space neighborhood.

When you see art of our solar system as the planet orbit the sun, you may notice that Earth's orbit has a tilt. It is not a perfect circle. What's more, Earth is not the only planet that displays such ...