The Solar System is one of the comforting constants of human existence. No matter what else we have going on, the planets will continue to whirl about the Sun, making predictable patterns in the sky, ...

For the last month and change, you might've seen the headlines about the planetary alignment, or a planetary parade, going on in our solar system. And that's true. In January 2025, Venus, Mars, ...

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 ...