Saturn and Hot Jupiters

Note: I published this on my website back in 2021, removed it, and then lost the original publication date.

Astrophysicist Dr. Becky loves Saturn. And you should too.

Astrophysicists have discovered planets called 'hot Jupiters'. They're gas giants in other solar systems that appear to have migrated to the habitable zones and sometimes turned into wrecking balls along the way.

Or as one YouTube commenter craigvdodge wrote on Dr. Becky's video wrote: Saturn: the bro holding back drunken Jupiter from starting a fight in the inner solar system.

It turns out that Saturn protects us by keeping Jupiter in its place. Jupiter, left to its own devices, would wander off and indulge in a destructive journey, like an unsupervised husky demolishing your living room.

Surprisingly, this is in keeping with Saturn from an astrological view. Saturn is labelled a 'malefic' in astrology and gets a bit of a bad rap as the planet that delays and denies our plans. But maybe we should also keep in mind that a well-placed Saturn (dignified or exalted and according to sect) isn't actually there to kick us to the curb without reason. If we look at astronomy, Saturn may be doing us a favor by preventing Jupiter from expanding in all the ways it shouldn't.