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Earth’s Orbit Could Get Wild—Thanks to Stars

Imagine chilling on Earth, only for a random passing star to yank us out of orbit or even fling us into the sun. Wild, right? Astronomers ran thousands of simulations and found that our solar system is way less stable than we thought. Pluto could go rogue, Mercury’s odds of chaos are up to 80%, and—get this—Earth has a 0.2% chance of being ejected or colliding with another planet. Not super likely, but way higher than we thought! Space is messy, y’all. #SpaceNews #Science #Astronomy

29 days ago
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