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What would happen if Jupiter didn’t exist? Study says Earth could have spiraled into the Sun without the gas giant’s protection
Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it from drifting toward the Sun.
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The image of Jupiter captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows vivid auroras and the famous ...
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What if Earth were as large as planet Jupiter?
Visualize what Earth would be like if it were as large as Jupiter and the gravitational consequences. Army nurse's ...
About 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in on itself due to gravity. The Sun, planets, and eventually Earth formed out of the cloud. But when did ...
New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, carving out rings and gaps that ultimately explain one of the ...
How did Jupiter’s formation shape the solar system, and specifically Earth’s orbit? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the ...
Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...
The 3I/ATLAS comet was first spotted in July near Jupiter after it entered our solar system from another universe. Here’s ...
"Jupiter didn't just become the biggest planet — it set the architecture for the whole inner solar system." Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early ...
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