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'Textbooks will need to be updated': Jupiter is smaller and flatter than we thought, Juno spacecraft reveals

Jupiter is smaller and flatter than scientists previously thought, new measurements of the gas giant reveal.

Is Jupiter smaller than we thought? NASA spacecraft makes new find

New data from NASA's Juno orbiter reveals Jupiter is slightly smaller and more 'squashed' than scientists previously thought.

Jupiter's Moon Europa Captured By Juno Spacecraft In Close Flyby

NASA Juno mission captured amazing new imagery of Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft flew about 219 miles (352 kilometers) over the surface of the moon. Credit: Space.com | imagery credit: Credit : ...

NASA's Juno finds Jupiter is a tiny bit smaller than previously thought

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Jupiter, without a doubt, is the biggest planet in our solar system. But it ...

Jupiter’s New Measurements: Flatter, Squashed, Still the Biggest Boy

According to this early data, Jupiter’s equatorial radius was around 44,423 miles (71,492 kilometers), and its polar radius ...
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, ...

Jupiter's slimmer profile: Giant planet revealed to be narrower at equator

For over 50 years, we thought we knew the size and shape of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet. Now, Weizmann ...
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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.

Jupiter is slightly smaller than scientists believed for decades: NASA’s Juno mission finally explains why

Jupiter has long been described as a swollen, fast-spinning giant, but its exact dimensions have rested on ageing ...

Jupiter Is Smaller and Flatter Than Previously Thought, NASA's Juno Reveals

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is slightly smaller and more flattened than scientists once believed, ...
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Deflated: Israeli scientists find Jupiter, though huge, is smaller than previously thought

Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers make most precise measurement to date, say ...
Greek Reporter

Jupiter Is Smaller and Flatter Than Believed, NASA’s Juno Data Reveals

New research data using NASA’s Juno spacecraft shows Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter than decades-old estimates.