NASA’s Juno mission reveals Jupiter is smaller and more 'squashed' than previously estimated

NASA shared that with a more precise shape, it will help astronomers understand data from planets seen passing in front of ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Bizarre chaos erupts on Jupiter as scientists say it’s no longer acting like a normal planet

Jupiter, long treated as the solar system’s fixed point of planetary normalcy, has just been knocked off that pedestal. New measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft show the gas giant is slightly ...

Scientists discover Jupiter is smaller than previously thought: “The textbooks will need updating”

New measurements from the Juno probe show that the largest planet in the solar system is slightly smaller and flatter than ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

Farewell to the Jupiter of textbooks—the Juno probe reveals a smaller, flatter planet—and NASA prepares for changes

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, isn’t exactly the size and shape scientists believed it was. New measurements from the Juno spacecraft show ...
Smithsonian Magazine

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, ...
Earth.com

New findings on Jupiter could change our understanding of planet formation

New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.

Six planets will align in February 2026. Here's how to see the celestial event

Stargazers, get ready for a celestial show! A planetary alignment featuring six planets will be visible in late February and ...

How to See the Rare 6-Planet Parade This Weekend

This weekend, six planets are set to share the sky in a rare “planet parade,” giving stargazers a short but magical window to ...
E! Online

Here’s How to See the Rare 6-Planet Parade Happening in February

Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—will appear in the sky together in a special planet parade on Feb. 28.

How big can a planet be? With very large gas giants, it can be hard to tell

Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't ...
WETM Elmira on MSN

How to view the six-planet parade in February

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)- Several planets will line up shortly after sunset, on February 28, during a planetary alignment. Six ...