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An accurate model of how the planets orbit the Sun, which then moves through the galaxy in a different direction-of-motion.
Note that the planets are all in the same plane, and are not dragging behind the Sun or forming a wake of any type.
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Our Motion Through Space Isn't A Vortex, But Something Far More Interesting
One of the most popular viral videos about space is dead wrong. But it gives us a chance to learn something incredible.
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