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A tag for questions about the mechanical interactions of rotating objects, including torque and angular momentum.

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Why does each celestial object spin on its own axis?

AFAIK all the celestial objects have a spin motion around its axis. What is the reason for this? If it must rotate by some theory, what decides it's direction and speed of rotation? Is there any obj …
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