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New Study Uses Tiny Balls In Meteorites To Explain Exactly How Gas Giant Jupiter Came To Be

Akira Miyake/Kyoto University Given that our species has only existed for a tiny fraction of the lifespan of our solar system ...

How Jupiter shaped the early solar system and the birth of planets

Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a ...

Jupiter’s Gravity May Explain a 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Mystery

The early growth of the gas giant carved rings that formed primitive meteorites and shaped the architecture of the inner ...
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What If the Sun Consumed Jupiter?

Something incredibly strange is unfolding in our cosmic neighborhood, a powerful and unexplained gravitational force is ...
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NASA spots a mysterious ‘dolphin’ on Jupiter – It’s back with a message

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has once again delivered a stunning view of Jupiter’s ever-changing atmosphere. In this latest image, a trail of drifting clouds appears to form the shape of a dolphin gliding ...

The JWST puts Io's volcanic nature in the spotlight

Jupiter's moon Io stands alone among the solar system's moons. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, and its surface is home ...
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3I Atlas comet updates: Where is it now, and what scientists are saying

The 3I/ATLAS comet was first spotted in July near Jupiter after it entered our solar system from another universe. Here’s ...