NASA’s Juno spacecraft has forced planetary scientists to rethink what lies at the center of Jupiter. Instead of the dense, compact ball of rock and ice that textbooks long assumed, new interior ...

The mystery at Jupiter's heart has taken a fresh twist – as new research suggests a giant impact may not have been responsible for the formation of its core. It had been thought that a colossal ...

Modeling of the consequences of a giant body smashing into Jupiter has undermined one of the main theories used to explain the strange nature of its solid core. Not everyone is satisfied with the ...

(CN) — A new study casts doubt on a popular theory of how Jupiter’s unique core formed, suggesting that the planet’s evolution may have been far more complex than previously believed. Fifth planet ...

A new Durham University study has found that a giant impact may not be responsible for the formation of Jupiter's remarkable ‘dilute’ core, challenging a theory about the planet's history. Jupiter, ...

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