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) ...
The shocking facts about Jupiter — A giant planet that has no surface
If you didn't know, Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. Let's explain ...
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Tiniest stars not much larger than Jupiter
Yes, Jupiter is a standard unit of mass! "For the first time, you can actually look for objects down to at least a couple of Jupiter masses," says Ray Jayawardhana, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins ...
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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 ...
'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 ...
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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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 ...
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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 ...
'Miracle we’re alive’: 3 Mass. women severely injured when tree fell on them announce lawsuit
US Navy destroyers unscathed after fighting off a complex attack of cruise and ballistic missiles and exploding drones The ...
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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 ...