Jupiter-mass binary objects hidden in Orion Nebula: Study explores new theory on their formation
Deep within the Orion Nebula, researchers are one step closer to understanding how Jupiter-mass binary objects (JuMBOs) ...
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How Can Jupiter Have No Surface? A Look at the Planet That Could Swallow 1,000 Earths
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars – are all made of solid, rocky material, Jupiter is a gas giant with a composition similar t ...
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Shape-Shifting Storm: Astronomers Scrutinize Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Amy Simon of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, lead author of the paper published recently in The ...
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NASA's Juno Captures Stunning New Images Of Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured jaw-dropping images during a flyby of Jupiter, revealing swirling clouds that look ...
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An explanation for rogue planets. They were eroded down by hot stars
The dividing line between stars and planets is that stars have enough mass to fuse hydrogen into helium to produce their own ...
'You cannot walk on Jupiter': What makes this giant planet so different? Here's the answer
Jupiter, a gas giant with no solid surface, fierce storms, and a metallic hydrogen ocean, is a cosmic giant shielding Earth ...
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Jupiter got hit by a planet 10 times the mass of Earth billions of years ago, and its core is still reeling, a new study suggests
When Jupiter was young, about 4.5 billion years ago, a protoplanet with 10 times the mass of Earth crashed head-on into its surface. The impact shook Jupiter to its core - literally. That's the ...
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Geology professor from Massachusetts has key role in NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter
NORTON - A Massachusetts geology professor is playing a key role in NASA's $5.2 billion Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter that blasted off on Monday. Europa Clipper mission to explore Jupiter moon ...
MIT scientists study particles from distant asteroid for clues to the outer solar system’s origin
We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...
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The Dinosaur-Killer Asteroid Came From Beyond Jupiter, Scientists Say
It was Earth’s most recent mass extinction event ... with that of carbonaceous asteroids that formed outside of Jupiter’s orbit during the formation of the solar system,” said Dr Mario ...
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Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system's origins
Tiny grains from asteroid Ryugu are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. The findings suggest the distal solar system ...