In the bigger picture, “down” could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

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We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise ...

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Solar wind sounds poetic, but it's a very real and powerful phenomenon, connecting the Sun to every part of our solar system.