Our Solar System Lost Two Planets!
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π Boost your online protection with an all-in-one security app! Get an exclusive NordVPN offer here + 4 extra months βΌ https://nordvpn.com/sabine Risk-free thanks to NordVPN's 30-day money-back guarantee! A new, computer-based calculation shows that our solar system used to have 5 or 6, rather than 4 gas giants. It seems that, billions of years ago, we lost two planets due to an instability that probably also tilted Uranusβs axis and scrambled up its moons. Letβs have a look. Paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2026.117056 πT-shirts, mugs, posters and more: β https://sabines-store.dashery.com/ π Support me on Donorbox β https://donorbox.org/swtg π Transcript with links to references on Patreon β https://www.patreon.com/Sabine π Transcripts and written news on Substack β https://sciencewtg.substack.com/ π© Free weekly science newsletter β https://sabinehossenfelder.com/newsletter/ π Audio only podcast β https://open.spotify.com/show/0MkNfXlKnMPEUMEeKQYmYC π Join this c
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