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How Long Does Each Planet Take to Orbit the Sun?

Have you ever wondered how long it takes for each planet to orbit the Sun? From Mercury’s blazing 88-day year to Neptune’s astonishing 165-year journey, every planet moves at a completely different ...
Manhattan-sized comet 3I/ATLAS — which scientists suspect could have extraterrestrial origins — will reach its closest ...
Why do all planets in our solar system orbit the Sun the same way? This documentary unravels the cosmic forces, from the ...
A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...
2025 PN7 is a small, dim asteroid that appears to orbit Earth, according to EarthSky. Believed to be a piece of the moon that ...
Warm Jupiters are rewriting the rules of planet formation - showing eccentric orbits that stay strangely aligned with their stars.
Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?
THAT’s NO MOON - Earth doesn’t just have one moon; sometimes, it has a companion satellite or “mini-moon.” Discovered on ...
A small asteroid named 2024 PN7 is moving close to Earth, sparking false claims about a second moon — here’s what scientists actually say.
No, NASA didn’t confirm a second moon, but scientists did discover something else that’s been traveling with Earth for ...
If such ‘twilight’ asteroids approach Earth, "they could pose serious impact hazards," warned the astronomer behind the ...
The discovery of quasi-moon PN7 has caused a stir on social media. A University of Oregon astronomy professor explains. what ...