"Newly Discovered Planetary Dance Around Young Star Reveals Celestial Harmony"
Orbital resonance, a gravitational phenomenon where planets align and exert a gravitational push and pull on each other during their orbits, has been observed in various planetary systems, including our own solar system and exoplanetary systems. This phenomenon, reminiscent of the harmony of the spheres proposed by Pythagoras and Johannes Kepler, occurs when planets or moons have orbital periods that are ratios of whole numbers. While resonant chains are rare and only seen in 1% of planetary systems, they offer insights into the formation and stability of planetary systems. Astronomers have even used sonification to translate the mathematical relationships of planetary orbits into sound, creating "music of the spheres" for various planetary systems.