Science
What Is Venus? – ScienceAlert
Venus is the second planet orbiting our Sun in the Solar System. Circling at an average distance of approximately 108 million kilometres (around 67 million miles) from the Sun, it sits between the orbits of Mercury and Earth.
Venus is the second planet orbiting our Sun in the Solar System. Circling at an average distance of approximately 108 million kilometres (around 67 million miles) from the Sun, it sits between the orbits of Mercury and Earth.
While it takes our planet just under 24 hours to do a complete 360 degree rotation, Venus takes a smidge over 243 Earth days to do the same. In that time it’s already travelled completely around the Sun once, a trip that takes just 225 Earth days.
If we define a day by th…
-
Noosa News13 hours agoCommissioner thanks police officer who threw a speed radar at a car
-
Noosa News21 hours agoDifficult to diagnose and potentially deadly — this lesser-known disease is becoming more common
-
Noosa News18 hours agoBrisbane news live: Federal fund for council’s cyclone clean-up dries up
-
General24 hours agoUS authorities to set targets to lower medicine prices