Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Astronomers find the first planet orbiting its star backward, and the reason is a mystery
Weirdness Level10/10
🌀 Reality-Breaking
“Astronomers have discovered a Neptune-sized planet that orbits its host star in the opposite direction of the star's rotation. The typical scientific explanations for such a trajectory do not apply to this specific case.”
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