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Scientists Say That Jupiter—the Solar System’s Largest Planet—Might Be Slightly Smaller Than Previously Thought

Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, ...
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Jupiter Is Smaller and Flatter Than Believed, NASA’s Juno Data Reveals

New research data using NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter than decades-old estimates.

NASA finds Jupiter slightly smaller and more flattened than earlier calculations

NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds Jupiter’s diameter slightly smaller than old estimates, providing precise data on the gas ...

Turns Out Jupiter Isn't The Size And Shape We Thought, NASA Says

An international team of researchers using data from NASA’s Juno mission has redefined the physical dimensions of the gas ...

The shocking revelation about Jupiter’s true appearance: ‘Textbooks will need to be updated’

“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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Life-friendly molecules are leaking out of Jupiter's giant moon Europa, Galileo images hint

A new finding of ammonia on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa could have important implications for the search for ...

NASA’s latest mission redefines Jupiter as we’ve previously known it

When Juno passed behind Jupiter from Earth's perspective, its radio signal traveled through the planet's atmosphere before ...

Jupiter isn’t as huge as we thought it was

The solar system’s most giant planet is slightly less of a giant than scientists once thought. Jupiter, a world that is so ...