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What If Earth Orbited Jupiter?
Imagine you had to experience an apocalypse every day. Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, asteroid showers. Every day would be a ...
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What would happen if Jupiter didn’t exist? Study says Earth could have spiraled into the Sun without the gas giant’s protection
Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it from drifting toward the Sun.
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Without Jupiter, Earth may have spiraled into the sun long ago
Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early solar system that kept its ...
Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids. Here's how
The comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar object that has come through our solar system. As it flies deeper ...
Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually.
Need a refresher about 3I/ATLAS? Here's everything to know about the interstellar object, including when the latest ...
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