Rice University: Young Jupiter Was Smacked Head-On By Massive Newborn Planet
August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 15 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release:
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- Jupiter's core may still be reeling from collision 4.5 billion years ago
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A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, could explain surprising readings from NASA's Juno spacecraft, according to a study this week in the journal Nature.
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- Jupiter's core may still be reeling from collision 4.5 billion years ago
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A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, could explain surprising readings from NASA's Juno spacecraft, according to a study this week in the journal Nature.
Vie . . .