Mystery #4Tier 2planets and sky
Why do a few bright dots slowly drift against the fixed pattern of stars?
Most stars keep their pattern night after night, year after year: the same shapes, locked in place. But a handful of bright dots break the rules, sliding slowly across the star patterns over weeks and months, like sheep straying from the flock. The ancient Greeks even named them 'wanderers'. What are these restless dots?
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