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minus-squareEmoDuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months ago> The orbits of the eight planets in the Solar System seem to be very stable. However, that may not always be true: each planet nudges every other one slightly every time they pass each other. Those nudges could potentially add up to change planets’ orbits, or even knock one of the worlds out of the Solar System entirely. Seems like losing one planet would only make the rest more stable
> The orbits of the eight planets in the Solar System seem to be very stable. However, that may not always be true: each planet nudges every other one slightly every time they pass each other. Those nudges could potentially add up to change planets’ orbits, or even knock one of the worlds out of the Solar System entirely.
Seems like losing one planet would only make the rest more stable