Is Jupiter smaller than we thought? NASA spacecraft makes new find

New data from NASA's Juno orbiter reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and more 'squashed' than scientists previously thought.

NASA’s Juno mission reveals Jupiter is smaller and more 'squashed' than previously estimated

NASA shared that with a more precise shape, it will help astronomers understand data from planets seen passing in front of ...
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How Jupiter shocked NASA scientists during Juno’s close flybys

When NASA’s Juno spacecraft began its close passes over Jupiter, scientists expected to confirm long-standing theories.

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 ...

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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Farewell to the Jupiter of textbooks—the Juno probe reveals a smaller, flatter planet—and NASA prepares for changes

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, isn’t exactly the size and shape scientists believed it was. New measurements from the Juno spacecraft show ...

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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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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How NASA’s Juno Probe Changed Everything We Know about Jupiter

The NASA spacecraft tasked with uncovering the secrets of Jupiter, king of the planets, is running out of time. The Juno probe has already survived far longer than anticipated—its path around the ...
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NASA’s Jupiter Probe Could Snag First-Ever Sample From an Interstellar Comet

Astronomers may be just weeks away from an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about our solar system’s interstellar visitor. Reading time 3 minutes As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS hurtles through ...

NASA spots colossal eruptions shaking Io — Jupiter’s most volcanic moon

NASA has recorded the most powerful volcanic eruption outside of Earth on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. On December 27, 2022, ...