“Can a star reverse its rotational direction during some time in their life, and if so, how…

“Can a star reverse its rotational direction during some time in their life, and if so, how would it affect any planets around it?”

The stars in the night sky all have their preferred direction of rotation, which depends directly on the exact way that the cloud of gas and dust that the star formed out of collapsed. If there was slightly more …

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