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      • Our planets (and their accompanying moons) revolve around the sun in the same direction the sun rotates. Yet, some comets and asteroids do travel around the sun in retrograde orbits—opposite of the sun’s rotation—because their relatively small masses make it easier for larger space objects to pull them away from their original directions.
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      Why Do All of the Planets Orbit in the Same Direction?

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  4. www.scientificamerican.com › article › why-and-howWhy and how do planets rotate? - Scientific American

    Apr 14, 2003 · The planets all revolve around the sun in the same direction and in virtually the same plane. In addition, they all rotate in the same general direction, with the exceptions of Venus and...

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  7. www.sciencefocus.com › space › why-do-planets-orbitWhy do planets orbit in the same direction? - BBC Science ...

    Discover the cosmic reason why planets orbit in the same direction, and how this pattern emerged from the birth of the solar system, in this article from BBC Science Focus Magazine.

  8. astronomy.stackexchange.com › questions › 16379Why do the planets orbit in the same direction? - Astronomy ...

    Jun 26, 2016 · The same reason (almost) all of them rotate in the same direction: because of the conservation of angular momentum. Before a star and its planets exist, there’s just a cloud of disorganized gas and small molecules. The Solar System formed from such a cloud around 4.6 billion years ago.

  9. www.scienceabc.com › nature › universeRetrograde Rotation: Which Planets Rotate Backward? - Science ABC

    Oct 19, 2023 · Prograde rotation indicates that the motion is in the same direction as the Sun’s rotation—which is counter-clockwise—if you’re looking down on Earth’s north pole. Retrograde rotation is the opposite of that (clockwise). You can learn more about retrograde motion here.

  10. medium.com › @deep › why-do-all-planets-rotateWhy Do All Planets Rotate in the Same Direction?

    Mar 5, 2024 · Since the entire cloud rotates in one direction, all planets are compelled to rotate around the Sun and around their axes in the same direction. What’s Different with Venus and Uranus?