The movement of asteroids or comets in the solar system is very different from the movement of celestial bodies inside the solar system. The Lagrange Point is very stable, and it is well known that there is an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Astronomers thought that the gravitational forces of Jupiter and the Sun, the largest planets in the solar system, play an important role. In particular, it has been thought that the rapid movement of asteroids and comets is related to this phenomenon.
Astronomers have announced that the solar system has an invisible’space superhighway’ created by the interaction of gravity.
This super highway enables the rapid movement of objects in outer space and can be used for human space exploration as well as the study of comets and asteroids.
A research team led by Dr. Natasa Todorović of Serbia’s Belgrade Observatory has analyzed observational and simulation data to discover a space super highway and published a paper in the journal Science Advances.
Arch configuration invisible by interplanetary gravity
The Space Super Highway consists of a series of invisible arches. These invisible arches are created by invisible structures called space manifolds created by the gravitational interaction of celestial bodies. Scientists have argued that each celestial body in the solar system creates its own unique cosmic manifold.
A quadratic manifold enabling the solar system’s super highway © Todorovic et al
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It takes hundreds of thousands to millions of years to get from Jupiter to Neptune by conventional space concept, but using this cosmic super highway can travel in just a few decades.
It is not easy to find structures that have been hidden so far, but the way comets and asteroids move in space suggests the existence of a super highway in outer space.
Within the solar system, there are several small universes orbiting the sun at different distances from the sun. Jupiter-family comets (JFCs) gathered around Jupiter are centered around Jupiter without deviating from the orbit of Jupiter.
Centaurs are celestial bodies, clumps of ice-cold rocks between Jupiter and Neptune. ‘Trans-Neptunian objects TNOs’ are objects that move farther away than Neptune.
Major planets orbiting the sun (left). Distance and size are not proportional to reality. © Wikipedia
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In this paper, scientists did not mention the Lagrange point, but it was known that the relative gravitational stability created by the interaction between Jupiter and the Sun could create a multi-branch tube. So, Professor Todorovich’s research team started an investigation.
The team used a tool called the “fast Lyapunov indicator (FLI),” which is usually used to measure the degree of confusion in the universe. Scientists have collected numerical data for millions of orbits of the solar system and modeled the perturbation produced by seven major planets, from Venus to Neptune, to calculate the known multi-angular link.
Scientists have found that the most prominent arch is associated with Jupiter, particularly with Lagrange Point. Jupiter’s enormous influence is not so surprising. Jupiter is the largest object in the solar system except for the sun.
This new understanding could help us better understand how comets and asteroids move within the solar system and the potential threat to Earth.
Maybe someday it could be used for fast movement of spacecraft.
“Jupiter, the largest celestial celestial in our planetary system, is related to this superhighway structure we have discovered,” said Aaron J Rosengren, co-author of the University of San Diego, California.
“But each planet creates a similar arch, and all of these structures can interact to create very complex transport routes.”
Size comparison between the sun and major planets © Wikipedia
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This study could help astronomers and engineers understand the potential impact of changing dynamics as artificial structures increase between Earth and Moon in the future.
The space super highway is also expected to someday be used by countries around the world to send spacecraft to space planets faster.
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