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Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and ...

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After nearly 10 years, NASA’s Jupiter explorer Juno is likely no longer operating with its latest mission extension ending during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

Berkeley — A bound pair of icy comets similar to the dirty snowballs circling outside the orbit of Neptune has been found lurking in the shadow of Jupiter. Astronomers at the University of California, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mars and Jupiter will give sky watchers an optical illusion this week as they reach the minimum amount of separation in their orbits. On Wednesday, the two planets, the fourth ...

Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found — 11 “normal” outer moons, and one that they’re calling an “oddball.” This brings Jupiter’s total number of known moons to a whopping 79 — the most of ...

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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 ...