Scientists Are Close to Finally Solving the Three-Body Problem

Scientists Are Close to Finally Solving the Three-Body Problem
Astronomers have been stumped for centuries. Picture Earth and the moon careening together around the solar system. It's clear what will happen as the moon continues to circle our planet, completing its full orbit each month. Now picture—as in the 2011 film Melancholia—a rogue planet barreling toward …

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