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NASA's Juno mission shows Jupiter may be smaller and flatter than previously thought

The gas giant is narrower at the equator, but flatter at the poles.
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Jupiter may be smaller than we thought, new discovery stuns scientists

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has forced planetary scientists to reconsider something they thought was settled: how big Jupiter actually is. New measurements show the solar system’s largest planet is ...
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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 ...