a long time ago, astronomer johann bode noticed a remarkable regularity in the interplanetary spacings in our solar system. it is not just the regularity in the spacings, but the fact that a few planets previously unknown were discovered by using the bode law. is it a coincidence ? is it a semi-physical law ? or, could it just be that the mathematical formula characterzing the interplanetary spacings is embeddable in a parametric class of sequences that will give great fit to a lot of empirical sequences of small length ? (the suggestion has been made that it could be a sign from a creator too) we will present the story of bode\'s law, the story of discovery of the planets, and the resultant mathematical questions, with some calculations, and many examples.