Retrograde motion of the planets: Everything you need to know - BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Mars sometimes appears to move backward in the night sky due to retrograde motion, an optical illusion. This happens when faster-orbiting Earth overtakes Mars. As Earth passes, Mars seems to slow, stop, and move westward, although it's still moving forward in space. This "backward" motion occurs roughly every 26 months. The last one started on December 6, 2024 and finished on February 23, 2025. The next one is from January 25, 2027 to April 7, 2027. Retrograde motion puzzled ancient astronomers,
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Why Mars Moves Backward - This is the retrograde motion of Mars. So why does Mars sometimes appear to move backward in the night sky? Retrograde motion is an optical illusion that happens when Earth, moving faster in its orbit, overtakes Mars. As we pass it, Mars appears to slow down, stop, and move westward temporarily — even though it's still moving forward in space. Because Mars orbits farther from the Sun than Earth does, it takes longer to complete one orbit. When Earth "laps" Mars about ev
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