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      • The reason Venus and Uranus have a spin opposite to most other planets is most likely because they were hit by another large object some time during their formation, causing their spin to change directions. This also explains why Uranus' axis is tilted to such a severe extent.

      Why do (most of) the planets rotate counterclockwise, i.e ...

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  3. www.sciencealert.com › why-are-venus-and-uranusWhy Are Venus And Uranus Spinning in The Wrong Direction?

    Oct 26, 2016 · One of the most long-standing hypotheses is that Venus and Uranus originally rotated counter-clockwise – like Earth and the other planets still do – but were struck at some point by massive objects (perhaps other planets) that sent them spinning in different directions.

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  4. www.scienceworldreport.com › articles › 51476Why Are Venus And Uranus Spinning In The Wrong Direction?

    Nov 2, 2016 · Venus used to rotate counter-clockwise before slowing down to almost being static. This can be an explanation for the planet's slow rotation speed today.

  5. www.scientificamerican.com › article › why-venusWhy Venus Spins the Wrong Way - Scientific American

    Jun 15, 2001 · Current theory holds that Venus initially spun in the same direction as most other planets and, in a way, still does: it simply flipped its axis 180 degrees at some point.

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  7. cosmoquest.org › x › 365daysofastronomyApr 30th: Why Do Venus and Uranus Spin The Wrong Way?

    Apr 30, 2015 · Venus rotates clockwise while Uranus rolls on its side as it orbits the Sun. The question is why do they rotate differently from all the others? Let’s take ourselves traveling into the past.

  8. www.nytimes.com › 2016/10/18 › sciencePlanets Spinning the ‘Wrong’ Way - The New York Times

    Oct 17, 2016 · There are theories, but no certainty, for why Venus rotates clockwise. In the solar system, only Venus and Uranus do so.

  9. astronomy.stackexchange.com › questions › 6183Why do (most of) the planets rotate counterclockwise, i.e ...

    The reason most of the planets in our solar system (with the exception of Venus and Uranus) rotate in a anti-clockwise direction is due to the proto-planetary disk that formed the Sun and all the planets around it.

  10. www.thenakedscientists.com › articles › questionsWhy does Venus spin in a different direction?

    Dec 5, 2017 · If we were to stand above the solar system the Sun is spinning counter-clockwise, the planets are orbiting counter-clockwise and they're spinning counter-clockwise with two notable exceptions. It’s not just Venus actually, Uranus is also tilted so it’s actually got its poles aligned with what we call the ecliptic, so it’s been knocked ...