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How stable is the Earth's orbit?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Chaos of the Solar System

Jupiter and Saturn's orbits will become more chaotic as the sun gets weaker because they're not going to be as tightly held. Other sources of chaos are things outside the solar system like other stars can pass kind of nearby our solar system and give it a little kick or perturbation. You should buy your Earth's stability insurance now and pay your premiums every single year until then no you should wait a few billion years maybe no one is going to happenyou should buy it right before it happens that's how insurance works.

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