Rice planetary scientists link Jupiter's birth to Earth's formation zone
October 22, 2025
October 22, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
* * *
Rice planetary scientists link Jupiter's birth to Earth's formation zone
*
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 longest-standing puzzles in planetary science: why many primitive meteorites formed millions o . . .
* * *
Rice planetary scientists link Jupiter's birth to Earth's formation zone
*
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 longest-standing puzzles in planetary science: why many primitive meteorites formed millions o . . .