Weizmann Institue, NASA discover Jupiter is smaller and flatter than previously believed

“This research helps us understand how planets form and evolve… by studying what’s happening inside Jupiter, we get closer to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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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Skywatcher’s Guide: Mission — Jupiter and the Winter Hexagon

February’s night skies hold a certain celestial splendor that only enthusiastic and vigorous skywatchers have the fortitude ...
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Jupiter’s clouds are hiding something big

Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds.