Many scientists call Jupiter the architect of the solar system because its immense gravity influenced the orbits of other ...

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 ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Jupiter acts like a cosmic shield for Earth because of its enormous size and strong gravity. Its powerful gravitational pull ...

Jupiter influenced Earth’s future long before Earth formed, slicing gaps in the early solar system to stop its raw materials ...

Research shows Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull may have protected Earth by keeping its orbit steady and preventing it from drifting toward the Sun.

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left.

The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the east-northeastern horizon shortly before midnight local ...

Jupiter was shaping the fate of our solar system long before Earth came into existence. A new study conducted by scientists at Houston-based Rice University has revealed that this giant planet created ...

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