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Why Mercury retrograde became astrology's favorite scapegoat
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Why Mercury retrograde became astrology's favorite scapegoat

The phrase describes an optical illusion, not a disruption in the solar system. Here's the cultural history of how it became shorthand for a bad day, traced through named astrologers, historians, and one blunt astrophysicist.

Aarya KapoorAugust 20, 2026