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Researchers find Jupiter holds 1.5x more oxygen than the Sun

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gigantic storms swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These storms have made it impossible to see what lies beneath—but a new ...
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Scientists Find Jupiter Used to Be More Than Twice Its Current Size

You don't need us to tell you that Jupiter, which has more than twice the mass of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, is the biggest game in town (other than the Sun, at least.) But ...

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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Jupiter Was Twice Its Size and Had a Magnetic Field 50 Times Stronger After the Solar System Formed

In the early days of our solar system, when the Sun was still young and the planets were barely formed, Jupiter wasn’t the gas giant we see today. In fact, today’s Jupiter would look like a midget in ...
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Jupiter was once double its current size, study finds

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, has long intrigued scientists seeking to understand its mysterious origins. Recently, researchers uncovered groundbreaking details that shed fresh ...
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Jupiter designed the solar system. Here's what the planet was like as a child.

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya Oleksuik Jupiter, the ...

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 ...