About This Idea
Learn the bizarre astronomical fact that a day on Venus (243 Earth days) is longer than its year (225 Earth days)! This quick astronomy lesson reveals how Venus rotates so slowly that it orbits the Sun faster than it spins once.
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Progress Milestones
Track your progress with these key achievements:
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5 minutes
Understand the bizarre fact
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8 minutes
Learn why it happens
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12 minutes
Grasp implications
Common Challenges & Solutions
Every beginner faces obstacles. Here's how to overcome them:
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Hard to wrap mind around
Solution: Think of it this way: Venus is like a slow-motion merry-go-round that goes around a track. It completes a full lap of the track (year) before it finishes one complete spin (day). It's moving forward faster than it's spinning.
Share Your Progress
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Share this astronomical oddity
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Appreciate planetary diversity
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Discuss strange space facts