Cracking the Case of Venus’s Baffling Backspin

<p>Alone in our solar system, Venus spins in the opposite direction of all other planets — a phenomenon that has puzzled astronomers for ages. Unraveling the complex forces behind Venus’s oddball axial tilt challenges our assumptions about how planetary systems form and evolve.</p> <h2>Seeking Clues in Venus’s Hazy Horizons</h2> <p>The second planet from the Sun, Venus hosts an atmosphere thick with sulphuric acid clouds that obscures views of its surface. Early observations led scientists to estimate its rotational period at a languorous 243 Earth days, making a single Venusian day longer than its orbital year.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@untoldchronicles/cracking-venuss-baffling-backspin-05ece86ca87c"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>