Astrology in the Era of Exoplanets

TL;DR

This paper examines how the rapid increase in known exoplanets impacts astrological claims, analyzing their distribution in the sky and discussing broader philosophical and future implications.

Contribution

It provides an analysis of exoplanet distribution and explores the potential effects on astrology and related philosophical questions.

Findings

Distribution of exoplanets across the sky analyzed

Implications for astrology discussed

Future impact on astrological claims considered

Abstract

The last two decades have seen the number of known exoplanets increase from a small handful to nearly 2000 known exoplanets, thousands more planet candidates, and several upcoming missions that are expected to further increase the population of known exoplanets. Beyond the strictly scientific questions that this has led to regarding planet formation and frequency, this has also led to broader questions such as the philosophical implications of life elsewhere in the universe and the future of human civilization and space exploration. One additional realm that hasn't been adequately considered, however, is that this large increase in exoplanets would also impact claims regarding astrology. In this paper we look at the distribution of planets across the sky and along the Ecliptic, as well as the current and future implications of this planet distribution.