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Earth and Mars are neighbors in space — but when they come unusually close, gravity, space travel, and science are affected.

This video explores a real astronomical alignment using scientific facts and visualization.

The scientific reason why Earth and Mars can come close but never collide:

1. Different Orbits Around the Sun
Earth and Mars orbit the Sun in elliptical (oval-shaped) paths, but at different average distances:

Earth: ~149.6 million km from the Sun (1 AU)
Mars: ~227.9 million km from the Sun (1.52 AU)

Their orbits do not intersect, so even at closest approach, they remain safely separated.

2. Opposition & Closest Approach
Mars appears closest to Earth during an event called opposition, occurring about every 26 months.

Closest possible distance: ~54.6 million km
Average close distance: ~78 million km

This “closeness” is enormous by human standards.

3. Orbital Speed Difference

Earth’s orbital speed: ~29.8 km/s
Mars’ orbital speed: ~24.1 km/s

Because Earth moves faster, it overtakes Mars, briefly reducing the distance before moving ahead again—like passing a slower car on a highway.

4. Orbital Inclination
Mars’ orbit is tilted by 1.85° relative to Earth’s orbital plane (the ecliptic).

This vertical separation ensures the planets usually pass above or below each other rather than on the same flat path.

5. Gravitational Stability
The Sun’s gravity dominates both planets.

Earth and Mars exert gravitational forces on each other, but these are tiny compared to the Sun’s pull
This prevents dramatic orbital changes or collisions

6. Long-Term Orbital Stability
Computer simulations show that the inner solar system is stable for billions of years.

Planetary resonances and gravitational interactions are well-balanced, preventing chaotic collisions under normal conditions.

7. Collision Probability
NASA models estimate the chance of an Earth–Mars collision over the Sun’s lifetime as effectively zero unless a massive external disturbance (like a rogue star) occurs.

In Simple Terms:
Earth and Mars may come close because of orbital timing, but physics locks them into separate lanes, controlled by gravity, speed, and geometry.

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