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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 ...
New data from NASA's Juno orbiter reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and more 'squashed' than scientists previously thought.
"Textbooks will need to be updated," study co-author Yohai Kaspi, a planetary scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science ...
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Jupiter, without a doubt, is the biggest planet in our solar system. But it ...
For over 50 years, we thought we knew the size and shape of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet. Now, Weizmann ...
The solar system’s most giant planet is slightly less of a giant than scientists once thought. Jupiter, a planet so huge it could hold 1,000 Earths, is 8 kilometers less wide at its equator and 24 ...
“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 ...
New research data using NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter than decades-old estimates.
According to this early data, Jupiter’s equatorial radius was around 44,423 miles (71,492 kilometers), and its polar radius ...
“This research helps us understand how planets form and evolve… by studying what’s happening inside Jupiter, we get closer to ...
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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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