Does everything in the universe rotate in the same direction?

Subject: Does everything in the universe rotate in the same direction?

Date: Sat Feb 15 20:57:03 2003
Posted by Bob Mathas
Grade level: grad (science) School: n/a
City: Strongsville State/Province: OH Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1045360623.As

Message:


Just curious. Does the sun, planets and their moons all rotate in the same 
direction.  If so, do all the solar systems in our galaxy rotate the same way; 
then all the galaxies in the universe? If so, discounting exceptions, would we 
call that direction clockwise or counter-clockwise?

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