Venus Paradox: Why a Day is Longer Than a Year

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Venus Paradox: Why a Day is Longer Than a Year

Did you know a day on Venus is longer than its year? It spins slower than it orbits the sun. Venus takes two hundred and forty-three Earth days to spin once. But it only needs two hundred and twenty-five days to orbit the sun. So its day is actually longer than its year. That is wild. And since it spins backwards, the sun rises in the west! Follow for more mind-blowing space facts that will change how you see the sky.

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    Did you know a day on Venus is longer than its year? It spins slower than it orbits the sun. Venus takes two hundred and forty-three Earth days to spin once. But it only needs two hundred and twenty-five days to orbit the sun. So its day is actually longer than its year. That is wild. And since it spins backwards, the sun rises in the west! Follow for more mind-blowing space facts that will change how you see the sky.