A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.

Astronomers have calculated that the gas giant Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now, based on the odd orbits of two ...

The new calculations, described in a paper published Tuesday (May 20) in the journal Nature Astronomy, suggest that just 3.8 ...

Understanding Jupiter's early evolution helps illuminate the broader story of how our solar system developed its distinct ...

A new study reveals that Jupiter has massive primordial form and powerful magnetic field, offering fresh insights into how it ...

Jupiter's already the big kahuna of the Solar System, an absolute unit of a planet with a mass 2.5 times greater than all of ...

Astronomers have discovered that the Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, was once so big that it could have held ...

Jupiter is an impressive phenomenon in our solar system. Nevertheless, it has diminished considerably since its early days.

Jupiter wasn’t always the planet we know today—it was once twice as big, had a magnetic field 50 times stronger, and its ...

Jupiter's early evolution and gravitational influence played a crucial role in shaping the solar system's structure and ...

The study by Konstantin Batygin of Caltech and Fred Adams of the University of Michigan pulls off a rare feat in planetary ...

A pair of researchers in astrophysics claim the data sheds new light on Jupiter’s role in shaping the early solar system and ...