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Solar ‘wobble’ could mean Mars collision with Earth

A WOBBLE in the precise clockwork of the solar system could see the Earth collide with Mercury, Mars or Venus, scientists predict.

Solar ‘wobble’ could mean Mars collision with Earth

Thu, 11 Jun, 2009 - 01:00

John von Radowitz

But they say reassuringly that such a mishap is unlikely to occur for billions of years.

The orbits of the planets are not completely stable because of the gravitational interplay between them.

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