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Venus is unlike most planets in our solar system - it spins backward! 🌌 While most planets rotate in the same general direction, Venus rotates in the opposite direction, making the Sun appear to rise in the west and set in the east.

But why does Venus spin this way? Did a massive collision flip the planet, or did something else happen billions of years ago? 👀🔭 Scientists are still investigating this cosmic mystery!

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