The purpose of the looking at the future...is to disturb the present!

Gaston Berger (1896-1960), francuski futurolog

An Old Abstract Field of Math Is Unlocking the Deep Complexity of Spacecraft Orbits

Mathematicians think abstract tools from a field called symplectic geometry might help with planning missions to far-off moons and planets.
Link :
https://www.wired.com/story/old-abstract-field-math-spacecraft-orbits-jupiter-europa/