An article I read said we haven’t solved the three body problem and can’t predict the motion of 3 orbiting things in motion (2002 VE “Venus moon”) but we’ve been able to get the telescope to orbit just fine with itself the earth and the sun.. what’s the difference?
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Three body problems are unsolved, but if one of the three bodies is ***vastly*** less massive than the other two, you can get away with assuming it’s only a two body problem and keep a relatively high degree of accuracy.
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