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 ...

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 ...

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 ...