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Giant falls short: Juno finds Jupiter thinner at equator than previously thought

For decades, scientists believed they had a solid handle on Jupiter’s size and shape.
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Weizmann Institue, NASA discover Jupiter is smaller and flatter than previously believed

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A VIEW of Jupiter “This research helps us understand how planets form and evolve… by studying what’s happening inside Jupiter, we ...
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Textbook numbers shift as Juno pins down Jupiter’s true shape

Jupiter shrunk not; the yardstick improved. The largest planet of the solar system has been used decades as a sort of ...
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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 ...
New York Post

The shocking revelation about Jupiter’s true appearance: ‘Textbooks will need to be updated’

Like a bad Tinder date, Jupiter is not as big as billed. Scholastic materials across academia will need an overhaul after scientists made the startling discovery that our solar system’s largest planet ...

Why scientists say jupiter may be slightly smaller than earlier estimates

Scientists report that the solar system’s biggest planet is slightly slimmer than past estimates, thanks to more precise readings from NASA’s Juno spacecraft.