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Jupiter is our solar system's biggest planet by far. It used to be twice as large: Study
A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.
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Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now — it could have held 2,000 Earths
The new calculations, described in a paper published Tuesday (May 20) in the journal Nature Astronomy, suggest that just 3.8 ...
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How Do Planet Factories Churn Out Super-Earths?
A new study by Caltech’s Konstantin Batygin and his colleague theorizes how super-Earths are formed. Credit: Caltech/R. Hurt ...
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Scientists have fiercely debated the existence of ‘Planet 9’ for a decade. Some say evidence is piling up
at least 30 astronomers have proposed the existence of various types of trans-Neptunian planets — and they’ve always been wrong,” said Konstantin Batygin, a colleague of Brown’s who is ...
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Jupiter was once twice its size—and helped shape the solar system
New research suggests that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was once even bigger—about twice its current size—and had a magnetic field 50 times stronger than it does today. This ...
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Scientists just found out Jupiter used to be way bigger
"This brings us closer to understanding how not only Jupiter but the entire solar system took shape," said Konstantin Batygin, planetary science professor at Caltech and lead author of the study ...