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Why inner solar system spins slower than it should?

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Ever wondered why the inner solar system spins slower than the laws of modern physics dictate? Well, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) might have discovered the answer to the riddle. The mystery lies in the motion of charged particles evident from simulations of an accretion disk - a narrow disk of gas and dust spiraling around young stars.