Planetary scientists reveal where Earth's water and building blocks came from

For years, planetary scientists have argued that some of the material that built Earth must have drifted in from beyond ...
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How a young Jupiter saved Earth from falling into the Sun

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed in the first million years after the Sun was born. Others, including the ...
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Scientists uncover crucial role Jupiter played in Earth's development

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...

Severe storms on Jupiter can produce lightning 100 times more powerful than on Earth

Our solar system is full of phenomena that push humans to keep exploring the universe. Jupiter has humongous storms, some of ...
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Jupiter may be the reason why Earth has a moon, new study hints

The great planetary instability, which saw Jupiter and the other gas giants wander chaotically through the solar system, coincides with the collision that formed Earth's moon. Could the two events be ...