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Scientists say that Jupiter—the solar system's largest planet—might be slightly smaller than previously thought
Scientists may have been overestimating the size of the solar system’s biggest planet. New data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft ...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds Jupiter’s diameter slightly smaller than old estimates, providing precise data on the gas ...
"Textbooks will need to be updated," study co-author Yohai Kaspi, a planetary scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science ...
“Textbooks will need to be updated,” study co-author Yohai Kaspi, a planetary scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, said in a statement. “The size of Jupiter hasn’t changed, of ...
An international team of researchers using data from NASA’s Juno mission has redefined the physical dimensions of the gas ...
Jupiter, without a doubt, is the biggest planet in our solar system. But it turns out that it is not quite as large – by ...
After 50 years of assumptions, fresh data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter, ...
Jupiter may be a bit more petite than expected, and that could have a big impact on how scientists model the mysterious ...
New research data using NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter than decades-old estimates.
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Giant falls short: Juno finds Jupiter thinner at equator than previously thought
For decades, scientists believed they had a solid handle on Jupiter’s size and shape.
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