Every planet in the solar system leans, some gently, some dramatically, and that tilt quietly shapes everything from our ...

When you see art of our solar system as the planet orbit the sun, you may notice that Earth's orbit has a tilt. It is not a perfect circle. What's more, Earth is not the only planet that displays such ...

"This is really like looking at ourselves in a funhouse mirror." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Skewed planetary pathways around ...

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...

Scientists have long puzzled over why all of the planets in Earth’s solar system have slightly slanted orbits around the sun. But a new, Yale-led study suggests this phenomenon may not be so unusual ...

A long-standing mystery in the Solar System might have been solved thanks to the help of an unlikely (and unconfirmed) object: Planet Nine. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Uranus is just plain weird, and one of the weirdest things about it is its tilt. Uranus has the ...

Uranus is the only planet in our solar system that rotates sideways. It has an axial tilt of about 98 degrees, which means it appears to roll around the Sun instead of spinning upright like Earth or ...

An artist's depiction of a hot Jupiter planet orbiting its star. Skewed planetary pathways around a star aren't so strange after all. But fresh research led by Yale University shows that even ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists have long puzzled over why all of the planets in Earth’s solar system have slightly slanted orbits around the sun. But a new, Yale-led study suggests this phenomenon may not ...