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Jupiter has more oxygen than the sun, new simulations reveal

Jupiter harbors more oxygen than the sun, a new study finds, giving astronomers a crucial clue about how our solar system's ...
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Hubble confirms 400-billion-mile ‘planet factory’—largest ever dwarfs our solar system 40 times over

Protoplanetary disks are the birthplaces of planets, but few discoveries have stretched scientific expectations like IRAS ...
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Maine’s Solar System Model expands

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - Aroostook County’s iconic Maine Solar System Model is about to get even bigger. Two new dwarf planet models are being added to the roadside attraction that has ...

Jupiter has More Oxygen Than the Sun — And it Could Rewrite How Planets are Born!

Unlike earlier studies, which often examined chemistry and atmospheric motion separately, the new simulations combined both.

Jupiter's hidden depths: Simulation suggests planet holds 1.5 times more oxygen than the sun

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on ...
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Could The Solar System Have Captured A Rogue Planet? New Study Suggests It's Not Impossible

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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What's hiding beneath Jupiter's clouds? A new study finds the gas giant is rich in oxygen

New research using detailed atmospheric models shows Jupiter contains excess oxygen, helping explain its origins and deep atmospheric dynamics ...
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Jupiter designed the solar system. Here's what the planet was like as a child.

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 ...