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Scientists Say That Jupiter—the Solar System’s Largest Planet—Might Be Slightly Smaller Than Previously Thought

Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, ...
Morning Overview on MSN

What Voyager 1 and 2 found beyond the solar system stunned scientists

When NASA’s twin Voyager probes left Earth in 1977, they carried computers weaker than a hand calculator and a modest goal of ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Only 2 spacecraft escaped the solar system and now its true shape is emerging

Only two spacecraft have ever truly escaped the solar system, slipping beyond the Sun’s protective bubble into interstellar space. Their measurements are now reshaping how I understand the heliosphere ...
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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 ...
Science Focus

Our Solar System has a wall. And NASA is about to reveal its true shape

NASA’s newly launched IMAP mission is set to tell us more about the boundary between our Solar System and interstellar space ...