2006-11-02 00:14:18 · 10 answers · asked by JJ 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The solar system is actually chaotic, with the orbits unstable...but only over a very LONG time period. Given the timescale over which it's unstable, it merely appears stable.
2006-11-02 01:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by Morgy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shifting of a planet will have no visible or measurable effect on the universe. A planet is part of our solar system. ( revolving around the sun which is a star) There are many more stars with planets around them within our galaxy ( the Milky Way). The Universe is made up of countless Galaxies moving away from each other since the Big Bang. Imagine if in an ocean all grains of sand move according to fixed patterns. What would be the effect on the ocean if one grain of sand changed its pattern of motion?...The planet is that grain of sand and the universe is that ocean...Perhaps ther would be an effect on how we view the movement of that planet in our sky on Earth or there could be a change in our time scales depending on the proximity or not of that planet to the Earth. The most plausible reason for a 'planet shifting ' could be a collision with a body which is nearly as heavy as that planet itself which is a very probable danger not only for that planet but for our Earth itself.
2006-11-02 08:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by Kean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The effect of one planet on something as vast as the universe would be too small to measure. I am not sure what you mean by the celestial "clock". All time systems are man made they may be based on the movement of a planet but that is just a happenstance. It would be nice for example is the earths orbit worked out to be right on 365 days.
2006-11-02 08:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by oldhippypaul 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"celestial clock"? What is this? Rocks some as massive as planets move around in universe all the time. How would the shifting of a planet change anything?
2006-11-02 08:17:23 · answer #4 · answered by Aloha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no celestial clock. But there is a gravitational constant. I think what you are confusing here is the same thing that Star Trek got wrong in the movie Star Trek: Generations. If you saw it, you know what I mean. If not, then here goes. This guy is trying to get to some energy ribbon that transports you to a happy place. So, he starts destroying stars (yeah right) to "drive" the ribbon to a chosen planet. He does this because the ribbon is driven by gravity fields. Even if you destroy a star, let alone a planet, nothing will be affected.
2006-11-02 09:04:23 · answer #5 · answered by gleemonex69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's almost impossible for a planet to shift from its path because of the sheer mass of planets. They're stuck in a path around the sun...IF an asteroid came (and this is only one guy who's not an astronomers assumption) and it hit a planet so hard that it knocked it off its path then it could be the end of the solar system. That planet would probably drift towards the sun with a great explosion which could have a major effect on earth (if the planet didnt hit us directly..odds of that are small) .
However your question was what impact would it have on the universe...Not a very big one. Our entire solar system could explode and it wouldnt matter to the universe. Our solarsystem...the sun and 9 (or 10 now) planets are as small to the universe as ONE grain of sand on a beach is.
2006-11-02 08:26:01 · answer #6 · answered by joeknockz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no celestial clock. The universe cant shift, only move forward.
2006-11-02 08:16:26 · answer #7 · answered by completely deck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is 2 galaxies out there that are colliding.
2006-11-02 10:02:53 · answer #8 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u been reading terry pratchet
2006-11-02 08:15:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what?
2006-11-02 08:16:25 · answer #10 · answered by fugue.state 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋