Jupiter to Destabilize Mercury’s Orbit
Screw global warming. You want some planetary catastrophe? How about this new study released that estimates a 1% chance that Jupiter’s gravity will alter the orbit of Mercury to the point that it causes the collapse of the entire inner solar system.
Did I mention that this process is supposed to take place over the next 5 billion years? Hmm, suppose I forgot that part. That’s around the same timeframe that it will take for the sun to balloon into a red giant, snuffing out this part of the solar system anyway.
Meh. I suppose it’s not as scary as swine flu or Rhianna’s red carpet outfit, but I can dream, can’t I?