In today's image, we see a game known as Super Planet Crash. The idea of the game is to try to build a stable solar system and collect as many points as possible. Adding larger objects to the solar system gives you more points, but often leads to instabilities which push an object outside of the 2 astronomical unit limit, ending the game. You can play this yourself using the link below.
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