Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University ...

However, it will be hard to witness it, because Saturn is now so close to being directly behind the Sun, even spotting the planet is challenging ... compared to its orbit, at 26.7 degrees more ...

Saturn experiences seasons and solstices due to its axis of rotation being tilted by 26.7°. Earth is also tilted in its orbit, by 23.5°, and as both planets travel around the Sun in their own ...

The Sun and its planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune The ... whereas Neptune is -200°C the time taken to orbit the Sun increases, for example, Mercury ...

asteroids and comets - in orbit around it. The Sun and its planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune The different planets have different properties and conditions.