Myths & mysteries
Astronomers constantly have to remind the public that retrograde planets never actually reverse their orbits
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Scientists are exhausted trying to explain that planets don't just throw it in reverse. Whenever a major retrograde happens, astronomical observatories get flooded with confused inquiries. They have to continually release statements clarifying that planetary momentum is conserved, and if a gas giant actually suddenly halted and reversed its orbit, the gravitational chaos would instantly destroy the solar system.
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