The Jupiter Enigma
What can the giant planet Jupiter tell us about the rise of planet Earth over four billion years ago? Drawing on new findings from NASA's Juno mission, scientists are peering into Jupiter's storm to reveal the very origins of our solar system: a chaotic early time when smaller planets were flung out to space or sent into shattering collisions, and the fate of our world hung in the balance.
What can the giant planet Jupiter tell us about the rise of planet Earth over four billion years ago? Drawing on new findings from NASA's Juno mission, scientists are peering into Jupiter's storm to reveal the very origins of our solar system: a chaotic early time when smaller planets were flung out to space or sent into shattering collisions, and the fate of our world hung in the balance.
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