A strange star system waiting to be discovered?
Jurik Peter/Shutterstock
Planets orbiting at roughly similar distances from their stars can compete for position while maintaining broad and stable alignments for billions of years, long enough for astronomers to detect them. Such a star system is so unlikely that it could only be created artificially by an advanced alien civilization.
Most planets have their own orbits, but orbital mechanics allow multiple worlds to come close enough to effectively share orbits, forcing them to perform the Helter-Skelter Dance. increase.
