Venus rotates in the opposite direction to the other planets in the solar system
NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology
Venus rotates in the opposite direction to the other planets in our solar system, and astronomers don't know why, but it may be caused by the drag of an ancient moon in an opposite orbit. .
The early solar system was a chaotic place, with rocks flying around at extraordinary speeds. Valeri Makarov at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, DC. alexei goldin At Teza Technologies in Chicago, we ran a series…
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