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The probability that all planets in a given solar system orbit in the same direction is quite high. This is because the formation of planets from a rotating disk of gas and dust tends to align their orbits in the same direction. Additionally, gravitational interactions between planets over time tend to reinforce this alignment. However, there are some exceptions where planets have been observed to have retrograde (opposite) orbits.

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The answer depends upon how the planets formed. If they formed via condensation of material within a disk already orbiting our nascent sun, the probability they would orbit the same direction would be close to 100%. If instead the planets were somehow captured interstellar wanderers (highly unlikely), their orbits could be any direction.

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