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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 ...
“This research helps us understand how planets form and evolve… by studying what’s happening inside Jupiter, we get closer to ...
“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 ...
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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.
Combined chemical and hydrodynamic modeling offers a powerful tool beyond Jupiter. Scientists can apply similar techniques to ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided the first close-ups of Jupiter's largest moon in two decades. Juno zoomed past icy Ganymede on Monday, passing within 645 miles.
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