orbital eccentricity
New Evidence for Our Solar System’s Ghost: Planet Nine
Does another undetected planet languish in our Solar System's distant reaches? Does it follow a distant orbit around the Sun…
3 months ago
Old Data from Kepler Turns Up A System with Seven Planets
NASA's Kepler mission ended in 2018 after more than nine years of fruitful planet-hunting. The space telescope discovered thousands of…
9 months ago
How Far is Venus From the Sun?
In addition to be the second closet planet to our Sun, Venus also has the most circular orbit - varying…
7 years ago
How Far is Mercury from the Sun?
As the closest (and most eccentric) planet to our Sun, Mercury's distance ranges from 46 million km (28.58 million mi)…
7 years ago
What is the Closest Planet to Earth?
When our Venus (aka. "Earth's Twin") orbits between the Earth and the Sun (i.e. during an interior conjunction), it becomes…
8 years ago