Usually, tornadoes in the U.S. rotate counterclockwise. Coriolis force, imparted due to the Earth’s rotation, causes air around low centers to circulate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere.

Most spiral galaxies rotate with their arms trailing the direction of spin, a characteristic consistent with current astronomical models. The perceived rotational direction (clockwise or ...

Almost all tornadoes that develop in the Northern Hemisphere will have winds that spin counterclockwise—or cyclonically—and follow a typical northeastward track. But sometimes these dangerous storms ...

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Galaxies generally exhibit no discernible pattern in their rotational orientation. A correlation in galactic spin directions is observed exclusively among very close celestial neighbors. It’s all ...

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