A team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, has taken a deeper look at the formation of the planets in the solar system. In that case, they created a computer simulation of the new planet. Scientists have tried to find out if there are any major differences between gas giants and rocky planets.
Scientists are working on why there is such a large gap between Mars and Jupiter. The simulation shows that if there is a planet between Mars and Jupiter, it can destabilize the entire orbit.
The size of the planet Jupiter is too large, and if a new planet destabilizes it, it will spell disaster for all the planets in the solar system. Scientists have also learned that the orbit will become quite unstable if a new super-Earth-type planet joins the solar system. Even the orbits of Uranus and Neptune will not be stable.
If the Earth’s orbit changes, it will no longer be habitable for us. It may even become completely uninhabitable. The researchers concluded that the lack of extra planets in the solar system is a positive thing.
The orbit may be slightly unstable if a minor planet is located between Mars and Jupiter. But even a small deviation can have major disastrous consequences.
Whether the earth is stable or not it depends more on Jupiter. Another planet in orbit could entirely knock our Earth out of the solar system. Even planets like Uranus and Neptune can be completely knocked out of the solar system. Scientists continue to study more about the solar system and the formation of the planets.