Solar System: Venus

"Venus is one of the planets that orbit, or travel around, the sun in the solar system. Venus is the brightest planet in the sky when viewed from Earth..."

"The second planet from the Sun is Venus. After the Moon, Venus is the most brilliant natural object in the nighttime sky..."

"Venus spins slowly in the opposite direction from most planets. A thick atmosphere traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system..."