Why does the planet Venus rotate in the opposite direction than most other planets in the solar system?
In: Physics
It’s just a coincidence. Every planet’s rotational direction AND orientation is completely random to any collisions and how the planet originally formed. For example, when the Earth was really young, it could have spun the other direction. Somewhere along the line, it could have suffered a huge impact that changed its rotation to the other direction. Gravity keeps the ball rolling. “An object in motion tends to stay in motion,” unless there’s a force like a big ass collision. This also explains why Uranus’s axis is tilted (almost 90 degrees) compared to ours. The way it formed and the gases and rocks collided had it initially spin that way, and as the gravity pulled more and more gases and rocks in, it kept its original orientation and direction due to the laws of physics and just ended up forming like that.
Latest Answers