12,000 New Solutions to the Three-Body Problem
The three-body problem is a notoriously difficult puzzle in physics and mathematics, and an example of how complex the natural world is. Two objects orbiting each other, like a lonely planet around a star, can be described with just a line or two of mathematical equations. However, add a third body, and the math gets much more complicated. Since each object influences the others with its gravity, calculating a stable orbit in which all three objects coexist is a difficult task.