Untangling what happened in our Solar System tens or hundreds of millions of years ago is challenging. Millions of objects of wildly different masses interacted for billions of years, seeking natural stability. But its history—including the migration of the giant planets—explains what we see today in our Solar System and maybe in other, distant solar systems.
Evan Gough is a freelance science journalist who writes for Universe Today, ScienceAlert, Phys.org, and has been featured in Knowledia and Inverse. With a focus on astronomy and planetary science, Evan covers topics ranging from exoplanets and planetary formation to astrophysics and astrobiology. His articles provide in-depth analysis and exploration of the latest discoveries and research in the field.