why does predicting things in space (outside the planet) seem to be a lot easier than predicting weather on Earth?
In: Physics
Things in space are super easy to predict. Whatever speed and direction they’re moving right now? They’ll continue to move that speed and direction *forever* (unless they get too close to something else, of course). Simply plot something’s current motion, and now you can predict it for the next billion years.
Weather is a hugely complex system, with lots of unpredictable things that factor into it, and unpredictable results even when you account for the current state of everything. All you can do is make an educated guess based on historical data and your skill.
Those two things are pretty much *exact opposites* in terms of prediction.
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