Explore: Venus (planets)

Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth's "twin" or "sister" among the planets of the Solar System for its orbit being the closest

has eight planets by the most restrictive definition of the term: the terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, and the giant planets Jupiter

total of 7 planets. The ancient Babylonians, Greeks, Persians, Romans, Medieval Christians, and others thought of the 7 classical planets as gods and

still in contrast to the planets), appearing as wandering stars. Visible to humans on Earth there are seven classical planets (the seven luminaries). They

The planet Venus has been used as a setting in fiction since before the 19th century. Its opaque cloud cover gave science fiction writers free rein to

A transit of Venus takes place when Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth (or any other superior planet), becoming visible against (and hence

which were associated with the planets, and in calendars for the seven days of the week associated with the seven planets. The original symbols date to

Generally speaking such systems will include planets, and may also include other objects such as dwarf planets, asteroids, natural satellites, meteoroids

the terrestrial planets accepted by the International Astronomical Union are the inner planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Among

Mercury-crossing minor planets List of Earth-crossing minor planets List of Mars-crossing minor planets List of Jupiter-crossing minor planets List of Saturn-crossing