Sistemul Solar s-ar putea destrăma mult mai devreme decât se credea, iar Newton pare să fi avut dreptate

New research indicates that the Solar System could disintegrate faster than previously thought due to the Sun losing mass. In most simulations, large planets like Jupiter and Saturn may be ejected from their orbits within 3 billion years after the Sun becomes a white dwarf. The study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, suggests that the Sun's aging process could disrupt planetary stability. As the Sun expands into a red giant and then contracts, it will lose mass unevenly, potentially altering the orbits of the outer planets. This challenges earlier beliefs about the gradual stability of planetary orbits. The findings are based on simulations and observations from the Gaia space telescope, indicating that the gravitational interactions among planets could lead to collisions and orbital changes.