This is a 2:1 resonance, and like pushing a child on a swing amplifies how fast they swing, the exchange of gravitational energy between resonant planets usually makes their orbits unstable ...

Orbital resonances can change how gravity influences two bodies, causing them to speed up, slow down, stabilize on their orbital path and sometimes have their orbits disrupted. Think of pushing a ...

Orbital resonance is kind of like musical harmony, but systems that display it are far more rare than songs with harmonic melodies. ... A planet and a swing both have a natural frequency.

A simple way to understand resonance is with a swing. If you push a swing, it will move back and forth in its own natural frequency. If you want to swing, you have to find that frequency.

This is a 2:1 resonance, and like pushing a child on a swing amplifies how fast they swing, the exchange of gravitational energy between resonant planets usually makes their orbits unstable ...

This is a 2:1 resonance, and like pushing a child on a swing amplifies how fast they swing, the exchange of gravitational energy between resonant planets usually makes their orbits unstable ...