The future of our solar system could be violet according to some experts. In a new computer simulation, a disruption of the planetary orbits could lead to a collision of Earth with Mercury, Mars, or Venus in the next few billion years. Mercury would be the greatest risk despite it's smaller size. The computer model shows that there is a once percent chance that the elongation of Mercury's orbit will increase so that the planet's path around the sun will crosses Venus path. This would cause Mercury to be ejected from the solar system where it could collide with the sun or even Earth. The idea is remote but still a possibility. This is just one scenario of 2,501 that were stimulated by the computer model. Most do not involve a crash but 25 led to a disruption in Mercury's orbit.
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