NASA's Juno finds Jupiter is a tiny bit smaller than previously thought

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Jupiter, without a doubt, is the biggest planet in our solar system. But it ...
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A 'cold Earth' exoplanet just 146 light-years away might be in its star's habitable zone — if it exists

The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.

An unusual dust storm on Mars reveals how the red planet lost some of its water

The current image of Mars as an arid and hostile desert contrasts sharply with the history revealed by its surface. Channels, ...

After 50 years, scientists found that Jupiter is smaller and flatter than expected, NASA’s Juno reveals

After 50 years of assumptions, fresh data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter, ...

Jupiter's slimmer profile: Giant planet revealed to be narrower at equator

For over 50 years, we thought we knew the size and shape of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet. Now, Weizmann ...

The Planet Is Being Coated in a Chemical That Never Goes Away

The chemicals that helped save the ozone layer may be quietly seeding the planet with an indestructible pollutant.

Scientists Believe Earth Was Purple 2.4 Billion Years Ago. Here's What It Means For Future

The Purple Earth Hypothesis has significant implications for the search for life on other planets.

One-of-a-kind 'plasma tunnel' recreates extreme conditions spacecraft face upon reentry

Picture a spacecraft returning to Earth after a long journey. The vehicle slams into the planet's atmosphere at roughly ...

A new Earth-sized planet may have been discovered—but there’s a catch

Astronomers have detected an exoplanet candidate around a Sun-like star just 146 light-years away from us.
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New Juno findings suggest Jupiter is not as large as scientists once believed

Scientists using Juno report Jupiter is smaller than previously thought, enhancing understanding of its shape, interior density, gravitational field, and comparison to other gas giant planets ...

A second home in space? This planet is amazingly similar to Earth

A faint signal from old telescope data is causing a stir in astronomy: a planet barely larger than Earth, with an almost ...

Why is earth’s atmosphere not blown away into space?

Earth’s core exerts a gravitational pull that attracts these molecules towards the center of the planet. Even though earth travels at 1,07,000 kmph around the sun, the atmosphere is trapped inside ...