Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.

The Planet That Influences the Sun?! Jupiter is not just the largest planet in our Solar System, but also one of its most ...

Because we live on Earth, the most we could see is a maximum of seven planets total. However, they are not always in the same direction or sector, but rather scattered all around the solar system at ...

It actually follows its own tiny elliptical orbit around what is called the center of gravity (the barycenter) of the system, the sun and the orbiting planets. This barycenter is usually not equal ...

Read more: Full Moons Explained, From Blue Moons to Supermoons to Lunar Phases You won't have to wait long for all six planets to be in the sky. They'll be there as soon as the sun sets.

However, they are not always in the same direction or sector, but rather scattered all around the solar system at varying positions around the sun. In mid-January, all of the planets are on one ...